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Location of Wiesenburg within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Potsdam-Mittelmark |
| Mayor | Barbara Klembt (Left) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 218.20 km2 (84.25 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 167 m (548 ft) |
| Population | 4,708 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 22 /km2 (56 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | PM |
| Postal code | 14827 |
| Area code | 033849 |
| Website | www.wiesenburgmark.de |
Wiesenburg (official name: Wiesenburg/Mark) is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 11 km west of Belzig, and 46 km southwest of Brandenburg. It is located in the High Fläming Nature Park.
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Since 200, when 14 surrounding villages voluntarily merged to form the free municipality Wiesenburg/Mark, it has an area of 218.19 km².
These villages became districts (Ortsteile) of Wiesenburg/Mark:
Barbara Klembt (Left Party) is mayor of Wiesenburg/Mark. In 2001 she was elected for an eight-year-term by the municipal council.
The municipal council has 26 members. The Left Party and the Christian Democrats (CDU) have 5 seats each, the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Farmers Association have 4 seats each. The remaining seats went to small local groups.
Main attractions are Wiesenburg Palace, a medieval castle that has been partially transformed into a neo-renaissance palace and its park.
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