Velten

Velten
Coat of arms
Velten
Location of Velten within Oberhavel district
Coordinates: 52°41′N 13°11′E / 52.683°N 13.183°E / 52.683; 13.183Coordinates: 52°41′N 13°11′E / 52.683°N 13.183°E / 52.683; 13.183
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Government
• Mayor	Ines Hübner (SPD)
Area
• Total	23.39 km2 (9.03 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	11,766
• Density	500/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16727
Dialling codes	03304
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.Velten.de

Velten is a town in the Oberhavel district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km southwest of Oranienburg, and 24 km northwest of Berlin.

History

In 1905 Velten had 38 stove factories that delivered 100,000 tiled stoves to Berlin, making Velten Germany's biggest stove-manufacturer.

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)
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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Personality

• Erna Gersinski (1896-1964), resistance fighter against Nazism, lived in Velten.
• Martin Männel (born 1988), soccer goalkeeper, played between his eighth and fourteenth year at SC Oberhavel Velten.
• Emma Ihrer (1857–1911), trade unionist, lived from 1887 to 1894 in Velten

References

External links

• Official site (in German)