Kloster Lehnin

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kloster Lehnin

Coat of arms
Kloster Lehnin
Coordinates: 52°19′00″N 12°45′00″E / 52.31667°N 12.75000°E / 52.31667; 12.75000Coordinates: 52°19′00″N 12°45′00″E / 52.31667°N 12.75000°E / 52.31667; 12.75000
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Potsdam-Mittelmark
Subdivisions 14 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor Bernd Kreykenbohm
Area
 • Total 199.30 km2 (76.95 sq mi)
Elevation 36 m (118 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 10,724
 • Density 54/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 14542, 14778, 14797
Dialling codes 03382, 033207
Vehicle registration PM
Website www.lehnin.de

Kloster Lehnin or Lehnin is a municipality in the German state of Brandenburg, about 15 km (9.3 mi) southeast of Brandenburg an der Havel.

Overview

It was established on April 1, 2002 by the merger of 13 villages:

  • Damsdorf
  • Emstal (Schwina until 1937)
  • Göhlsdorf
  • Grebs
  • Krahne
  • Lehnin
  • Michelsdorf               
  • Nahmitz
  • Netzen
  • Prützke
  • Rädel
  • Reckahn
  • Rietz and
  • Trechwitz, incorporated on October 26, 2003

Centre of the municipality is Lehnin. It is best known for Lehnin Abbey, the oldest monastery in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, established in 1180 by Margrave Otto I. The adajacent settlement developed about 1415 out of a market held by the monks outside the abbey walls.

Today, this well-maintained area includes the renovated monastery church and other Gothic buildings.

Demography

  • Development of Population since 1875 within the Actual Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

  • Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Photogallery

  • Church in Göhlsdorf

  • Church in Krahne

  • Manor house and fire station in Krahne

  • Church in Rädel

  • Manor house in Reckahn

  • Church in Reckahn-Meßdunk

  • Listed hotel building in Lehnin

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2012 (XLS-Datei; 83 KB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 31 December 2012. 
Towns and municipalities in Potsdam-Mittelmark
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.