Genthin
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | Stadt |
| image_photo | File:St Trinitatis Genthin 2012 01.jpg |
| image_caption | Town hall and Trinity Church |
| image_coa | DE-ST 15-0-86-040 Genthin COA.png |
| coordinates | |
| image_plan | Genthin in JL.png |
| state | Sachsen-Anhalt |
| district | Jerichower Land |
| elevation | 49 |
| area | 230.73 |
| postal_code | 39307 |
| area_code | 03933, 039342, 039346 |
| licence | JL |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 15 0 86 040 |
| divisions | 8 |
| website | www.genthin.de |
| mayor | Dagmar Turian |
| leader_term | 2018–25 |
| :: |
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Genthin () is a town in Jerichower Land district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
Geography
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Elb-Havel-Kanal_(Genthin).jpg" caption="Elbe-Havel Canal"] ::
Genthin is situated east of the Elbe river on the Elbe-Havel Canal, approx. 50 km northeast of Magdeburg and 27 km west of Brandenburg.
The municipal area consists of Genthin proper and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:
- Fienerode
- Gladau
- Mützel
- Paplitz
- Parchen
- Schopsdorf
- Tucheim
The formerly independent municipalities Gladau, Paplitz and Tucheim were incorporated in July 2009, followed by Schopsdorf in July 2012.
Genthin was the administrative seat of the Verwaltungsgemeinschaft ("collective municipality") Elbe-Stremme-Fiener until its merger into the newly established Jerichow municipality in 2010.
History
Genthin Castle was first mentioned in an 1144 deed, it was the residence of the Plotho noble family who then served as ministeriales of the Archbishops of Magdeburg. The surrounding settlement was documented as a town in 1459, its citizens were vested with market rights in 1539.
When the last administrator of the Magdeburg archbishopric, Duke Augustus of Saxe-Weissenfels, died in 1680, Genthin with the Duchy of Magdeburg fell to the Electors of Brandenburg. The Baroque Trinity parish church was erected from 1707 to 1722. ::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/91/Neuer_Bahnhof_Genthin.JPG" caption="Genthin station with memorial"] ::
The town's economy was decisively promoted by the building of the Elbe–Havel Canal from 1743 onwards and the opening of the Berlin–Magdeburg railway line in 1846. A detergent factory was opened in 1921 by Henkel.
On the night of 21–22 December 1939, at least 186 (according to other sources: 278) people were killed in a train crash at Genthin station, making it one of the deadliest railway accidents in Germany. A monument to the victims was erected in the town. In 1943 a subcamp of Ravensbrück concentration camp was built in Genthin for about 1,000 female prisoners and forced labourers. After World War II, Genthin was part of the Soviet occupation zone.
Climate
| location = Genthin (1991–2020 normals) | metric first = Y | single line = Y |collapsed = Y |Jan high C = 3.8 |Feb high C = 5.0 |Mar high C = 9.4 |Apr high C = 15.4 |May high C = 19.6 |Jun high C = 23.0 |Jul high C = 25.4 |Aug high C = 24.9 |Sep high C = 20.1 |Oct high C = 13.9 |Nov high C = 8.1 |Dec high C = 4.5 | year high C = 14.6 |Jan mean C = 1.3 |Feb mean C = 1.5 |Mar mean C = 4.8 |Apr mean C = 9.3 |May mean C = 13.7 |Jun mean C = 17.2 |Jul mean C = 19.4 |Aug mean C = 18.7 |Sep mean C = 14.3 |Oct mean C = 9.3 |Nov mean C = 5.1 |Dec mean C = 2.0 |year mean C = 9.8 |Jan low C = -1.8 |Feb low C = -2.0 |Mar low C = 0.2 |Apr low C = 2.7 |May low C = 6.8 |Jun low C = 10.5 |Jul low C = 12.7 |Aug low C = 12.4 |Sep low C = 8.7 |Oct low C = 4.9 |Nov low C = 1.8 |Dec low C = -0.8 | year low C = 4.7 | precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 43.1 |Feb precipitation mm = 29.8 |Mar precipitation mm = 32.1 |Apr precipitation mm = 26.0 |May precipitation mm = 52.5 |Jun precipitation mm = 56.4 |Jul precipitation mm = 70.4 |Aug precipitation mm = 59.2 |Sep precipitation mm = 45.8 |Oct precipitation mm = 43.1 |Nov precipitation mm = 39.7 |Dec precipitation mm = 38.3 | year precipitation mm = 545.3 | unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm |Jan precipitation days = 16.8 |Feb precipitation days = 13.8 |Mar precipitation days = 13.3 |Apr precipitation days = 11.0 |May precipitation days = 12.5 |Jun precipitation days = 13.5 |Jul precipitation days = 13.8 |Aug precipitation days = 13.0 |Sep precipitation days = 11.1 |Oct precipitation days = 14.2 |Nov precipitation days = 15.4 |Dec precipitation days = 16.2 |year precipitation days = 167.9 |Jan sun = 46.0 |Feb sun = 76.3 |Mar sun = 124.2 |Apr sun = 196.8 |May sun = 221.9 |Jun sun = 229.2 |Jul sun = 218.3 |Aug sun = 210.0 |Sep sun = 161.5 |Oct sun = 109.7 |Nov sun = 55.1 |Dec sun = 38.1 |year sun = 1713.1 |Jan humidity = 85.2 |Feb humidity = 81.4 |Mar humidity = 76.1 |Apr humidity = 67.8 |May humidity = 68.7 |Jun humidity = 67.4 |Jul humidity = 67.5 |Aug humidity = 69.6 |Sep humidity = 76.2 |Oct humidity = 83.3 |Nov humidity = 87.7 |Dec humidity = 86.9 | source 1 = World Meteorological Organization{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20231012154227/https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Genthin_10365.csv | archive-date = 12 October 2023 | url = https://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/Germany/CSV/Genthin_10365.csv | title = World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991–2020 | work = World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020) | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | access-date = 12 October 2023}}
Mayor
Thomas Barz was elected mayor in 2013.
Economy
The headquarters of the LFD Holding are in Genthin.
Twin towns
Genthin is twinned with:
Notable people
- Herms Niel (Hermann Nielebock) (1888-1954), conductor and composer
- Kurt von Manteuffell (1853-1922), Prussian General of the Infantry
- Walter Model (1891–1945), field marshal in WW II
- Norbert Dürpisch (born 1952), cyclist
- Bernd Dittert (born 1961), racing cyclist, Olympic champion and trainer
References
References
- [https://wahlergebnisse.sachsen-anhalt.de/wahlen/bmbm/index.html Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse], [[Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt]], accessed 8 July 2021.
- [https://daten.verwaltungsportal.de/dateien/rechtsgrundlagen/s20hauptsatzung20vom2027.11.2014.pdf Hauptsatzung der Stadt Genthin] {{Webarchive. link. (2021-08-30 , November 2014.)
- [https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2009-januar-dezmber.html Gebietsänderungen vom 02. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2009], [[Statistisches Bundesamt]]
- [https://www.destatis.de/DE/Themen/Laender-Regionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Namens-Grenz-Aenderung/2012.html Gebietsänderungen vom 01. Januar bis 31. Dezember 2012], [[Statistisches Bundesamt]]
- Landeswahlleiter. (2013-03-14). "Bürgermeisterwahl am 27.01.2013 in der Stadt Genthin". Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt.
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