Arendsee
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::data[format=table title="Infobox German location"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Stadt |
| image_photo | Arendsee Rathaus.jpg |
| image_caption | Town hall |
| image_coa | DE-ST 15-0-81-030 Arendsee COA.png |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Arendsee (Altmark) in SAW.png |
| state | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| district | Altmarkkreis Salzwedel |
| elevation | 25 |
| area | 269.68 |
| postal_code | 39619 |
| area_code | 039003, 039034, 039036, 039384 |
| licence | SAW, GA, KLZ |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 15 0 81 030 |
| website | |
| mayor | Norman Klebe |
| leader_term | 2023–30 |
| party | CDU |
| :: |
|type = Stadt |image_photo = Arendsee Rathaus.jpg |image_caption = Town hall |image_coa = DE-ST 15-0-81-030 Arendsee COA.png |coordinates = |image_plan = Arendsee (Altmark) in SAW.png |plantext = |state = Sachsen-Anhalt |district = Altmarkkreis Salzwedel |elevation = 25 |area = 269.68 |postal_code = 39619 |area_code = 039003, 039034, 039036, 039384 |licence = SAW, GA, KLZ |Gemeindeschlüssel = 15 0 81 030 |website = |mayor = Norman Klebe |leader_term = 2023–30 |party = CDU Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the town.
Geography
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The municipality is located in the Altmark region and on the southern bank of the Arendsee lake, the largest and deepest natural lake in Saxony-Anhalt.
Subdivisions
The town Arendsee consists of Arendsee proper (including the Ortsteile Genzien and Gestien) and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:
- Binde (incl. Ritzleben)
- Fleetmark (incl. Lüge, Molitz, Störpke)
- Höwisch
- Kaulitz
- Kerkau (incl. Lübbars)
- Kläden (incl. Kraatz)
- Kleinau (incl. Dessau, Lohne)
- Leppin (incl. Harpe, Zehren)
- Mechau
- Neulingen
- Rademin (incl. Ladekath)
- Sanne-Kerkuhn (Sanne and Kerkuhn)
- Schrampe (incl. Zießau)
- Thielbeer (incl. Zühlen)
- Vissum (incl. Kassuhn, Schernikau)
- Ziemendorf
History
The locality and the lake were first mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals in 822.
In 1184 Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg founded a Benedictine nunnery in Arendsee while the then competent Prince-Bishop of Verden, Tammo (d. 1188), endowed it with estates.
The former municipalities Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kläden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer and Ziemendorf were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2010. The former municipalities Fleetmark, Mechau, Rademin and Vissum were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2011.
Population development
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| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 1964 | 10.963 |
| 1971 | 10.802 |
| 1981 | 9.401 |
| 1990 | 8.597 |
| 2000 | 8.223 |
| 2010 | 7.381 |
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| ::data[format=table]
| Year | Inhabitants |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 7.237 |
| 2012 | 7.176 |
| 2013 | 7.056 |
| 2014 | 7.023 |
| 2015 | 6.929 |
| :: |
|} 1964–1981 census results, from 2011: 2011 European Union census
References
References
- [https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse], [[Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt]]. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- [https://arendsee.info/stadt-arendsee/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2021/07/2020_05_25_hauptsatzung.pdf Hauptsatzung der Stadt Arendsee (Altmark)], 21 January 2020.
- [https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2010.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2010], [[Statistisches Bundesamt]]
- [https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2011.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2011], [[Statistisches Bundesamt]]
- "Statistical office Saxony-Anhalt: Bevölkerungsbewegungen (Gemeinden anklicken)".
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