Lenzen (Elbe)
| Lenzen (Elbe) | ||
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  Lenzen (Elbe) | ||
Location of Lenzen (Elbe) within Prignitz district _in_PR.png) | ||
| Coordinates: 53°05′28″N 11°28′24″E / 53.09111°N 11.47333°ECoordinates: 53°05′28″N 11°28′24″E / 53.09111°N 11.47333°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Prignitz | |
| Municipal assoc. | Lenzen-Elbtalaue | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Christian Steinkopf (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 95.75 km2 (36.97 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 2,293 | |
| • Density | 24/km2 (62/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 19309 | |
| Dialling codes | 038792 | |
| Vehicle registration | PR | |
| Website | www.lenzenelbe.de | |
Lenzen (Elbe) is a small town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is part of the Amt Lenzen-Elbtalaue.
Overview
Lenzen is situated near the Elbe, approx. 20 km northwest of Wittenberge. It was the scene of an early victory by the Germans over the Wends in 929. Frederick Count of Zollern confiscated it from the von Quitzow family in 1420 for their part in the uprising of the Wendish nobility, and mortgaged it to Otto von Blumenthal. He redeemed the mortgage and restored the von Quitzows in 1422.
Another Lenzen is an Old Prussian site in (former) East-Prussia near the Baltic Sea.
Photogallery
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Historic view of Lenzen on a Notgeld bill from 1922 issues in Lenzen (http://www.germannotes.com)
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Town hall
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Castle
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"Jester's licence"
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Breetz
See also
References
- ↑ "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.
External links
Media related to Lenzen at Wikimedia Commons
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