Gollenberg

For Gollenberg in the district of Birkenfeld, see Gollenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate. For the hill in Pomerania, see Koszalin.
Gollenberg
Gollenberg

Coordinates: 52°45′10″N 12°22′32″E / 52.75278°N 12.37556°E / 52.75278; 12.37556Coordinates: 52°45′10″N 12°22′32″E / 52.75278°N 12.37556°E / 52.75278; 12.37556
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Havelland
Municipal assoc. Rhinow
Government
  Mayor Bernd Dahlmann (SPD)
Area
  Total 30.48 km2 (11.77 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 429
  Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 14728
Dialling codes 033875
Vehicle registration HVL
Website www.rhinow.de

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

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.

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current 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)
Gollenberg:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)
[2]
Year Population
1875 582
1890 522
1910 560
1925 546
1933 442
1939 378
1946 956
1950 904
1964 643
1971 656
Year Population
1981 576
1985 578
1989 540
1990 527
1991 529
1992 525
1993 514
1994 495
1995 503
1996 520
Year Population
1997 510
1998 514
1999 512
2000 505
2001 499
2002 481
2003 467
2004 469
2005 472
2006 453
Year Population
2007 447
2008 445
2009 444
2010 429
2011 432
2012 433
2013 429

Aviation

„Lady Agnes“ IL62 - Airport Stölln/Rhinow
„Lady Agnes“ IL62

Otto Lilienthal

Aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896) 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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