Zehdenick

Zehdenick
Town hall
Coat of arms
Zehdenick
Location of Zehdenick within Oberhavel district
Coordinates: 52°59′N 13°20′E / 52.983°N 13.333°E / 52.983; 13.333Coordinates: 52°59′N 13°20′E / 52.983°N 13.333°E / 52.983; 13.333
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Government
• Mayor	Arno Dahlenburg (SPD)
Area
• Total	221.52 km2 (85.53 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	13,409
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16792
Dialling codes	03307
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.zehdenick.de

Zehdenick is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, 26 kilometres (16 miles) southeast of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 51 kilometres (32 miles) north of Berlin (centre).

Subdivision

Zehdenick includes the following villages:

• Badingen (b. Zehdenick) (with Neuhof and Osterne), 705 inhabitants
• Bergsdorf, 509 inhabitants
• Burgwall, 263 inhabitants
• Kappe, 195 inhabitants
• Klein-Mutz, 551 inhabitants
• Krewelin, 324 inhabitants
• Kurtschlag, 320 inhabitants
• Marienthal, 462 inhabitants
• Mildenberg, 832 inhabitants
• Neuhof
• Ribbeck, 167 inhabitants
• Vogelsang 104 inhabitants
• Wesendorf, 265 inhabitants
• Zabelsdorf, 291 inhabitants

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

Abbey

Zehdenick is the site of the former Cistercian nunnery, Zehdenick Abbey.

International relations

Zehdenick is twinned with:

• Siemiatycze, Poland

Notable residents

• Paul Georg von Möllendorff (1847–1901), German linguist and diplomat in East Asia
• Marianne Grunthal (1896-1945), teacher, victim of the SS
• Karl Frenzel (1911-1996), SS-Oberscharführer, participant in the Action T4 and section commander in Sobibor extermination camp
• Sten Nadolny (born 1942), writer
• Sebastian Mielitz (born 1989), soccer player

Photogallery

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  Amtsgericht
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  City church
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  Wentow channel in Marienthal
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  Former brickyard in Mildenberg

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  River Havel in Mildenberg
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  Fortified house and church in Badingen
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  Church in Bergsdorf
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  Church in Kappe

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  Church in Krewelin
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  Church in Kurtschlag
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  War memorial in Kurtschlag
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  Church in Wesendorf

References

External links

Media related to Zehdenick at Wikimedia Commons

Towns and municipalities in Oberhavel
Birkenwerder Fürstenberg/Havel Glienicke/Nordbahn Gransee Großwoltersdorf Hennigsdorf Hohen Neuendorf Kremmen Leegebruch Liebenwalde Löwenberger Land Mühlenbecker Land Oberkrämer Oranienburg Schönermark Sonnenberg Stechlin Velten Zehdenick