Gollenberg

Gollenberg
Gollenberg
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Havelland
Municipal assoc. Rhinow
Mayor Bernd Dahlmann (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 30.48 km2 (11.77 sq mi)
Elevation 27 m  (89 ft)
Population 429 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 14 /km2 (36 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate HVL
Postal code 14728
Area code 033875
Website www.rhinow.de

Gollenberg is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany consisting of Schönholz-Neuwerder, Stölln and Ohnewitz.

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History

The municipality is named after the Gollenberg near Stölln and was created December 31, 2002 when the municipalities of Schönholz-Neuwerder and Stölln were merged.

Aviation

Otto Lilienthal

Aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal (18481896) crashed his glider here and died later.

Lady Agnes

On October 23, 1989, an Ilyushin Il-62 jet airliner was intentionally landed on the 900m short grass airfield of Stölln/Rhinow in a risky maneuver. The jet, donated by the GDR's airline Interflug and nicknamed „Lady Agnes“ after Lilienthal's wife, is now used for weddings.

Air sport events at Stölln/Rhinow airfield

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