Velten
For other uses, see Velten (disambiguation).
| Velten | ||
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  Velten | ||
Location of Velten within Oberhavel district  | ||
| Coordinates: 52°41′N 13°11′E / 52.683°N 13.183°ECoordinates: 52°41′N 13°11′E / 52.683°N 13.183°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Oberhavel | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Ines Hübner (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 23.39 km2 (9.03 sq mi) | |
| 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)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[3]
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
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
- ↑ Boundaries as of 2013
- ↑ Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- Official site (German)
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