Aumühle

This article is about the German municipality. For the neighbourhood in Switzerland, see Frauenfeld.
Aumühle

Coat of arms
Aumühle

Coordinates: 53°31′54″N 10°18′55″E / 53.53167°N 10.31528°ECoordinates: 53°31′54″N 10°18′55″E / 53.53167°N 10.31528°E
Country Germany
State Schleswig-Holstein
District Herzogtum Lauenburg
Municipal assoc. Hohe Elbgeest
Government
 • Mayor Dieter Giese
Area
 • Total 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
 • Total 3,184
 • Density 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 21521
Dialling codes 04104
Vehicle registration RZ
Website Official website

Aumühle is a German municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, about 21 km east of Hamburg.

Geography

Aumühle lies on the river Bille in the Sachsenwald, the largest forest in Schleswig-Holstein.

History

In 1350 Aumühle was first recorded as "Au-Mühle" (Mill on the Au).

In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany gave the Sachsenwald to Otto von Bismarck in recognition of his services to Germany.

In 1884 a train stop "Aumühle" on the railroad Hamburg-Berlin was created, the construction of a train station started in 1909. Friedrichsruh station in neighbouring Friedrichsruh was opened in 1846, and was later often used by Otto von Bismarck.

Karl Dönitz, last President of Nazi-Germany, moved to Aumühle after his release from Spandau Prison in 1956. He remained there until his death.

Transport

Aumühle has a railway station on the Hamburg S-Bahn line S21.

Twin towns

Aumühle is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Statistikamt Nord – Bevölkerung der Gemeinden in Schleswig-Holstein 4. Quartal 2013] (XLS-Datei) (Fortschreibung auf Basis des Zensus 2011)". Statistisches Amt für Hamburg und Schleswig-Holstein (in German). 25 July 2013.

External links

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