Arendsee () is a town in the

Altmarkkreis Salzwedel Altmarkkreis Salzwedel is a district in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is bounded by (from the west and clockwise) the districts Gifhorn, Uelzen, Lüchow-Dannenberg in Lower Saxony, and the districts of Stendal and Börde (district). History Th ...

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making it the ...

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. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the town.

Geography

The municipality is located in the

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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:Hauptsatzung der Stadt Arendsee (Altmark)
21 January 2020. * Binde (incl. Ritzleben) *

Fleetmark Fleetmark is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous ...

(incl. Lüge, Molitz, Störpke) *

Höwisch Höwisch is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous ...

Kaulitz Kaulitz is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thur ...

Kerkau Kerkau is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous co ...

(incl. Lübbars) * Kläden (incl. Kraatz) *

Kleinau Kleinau is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous c ...

(incl. Dessau, Lohne) *

Leppin Leppin is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Arendsee Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. I ...

(incl. Harpe, Zehren) * Mechau *

Neulingen Neulingen is a municipality in the Enz district in Baden-Württemberg in Germany. It was created on 1 January 1974 from the three independent villages of Bauschlott, Göbrichen, and Nußbaum. It is located on Bertha Benz Memorial Route. His ...

Rademin Rademin is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Arendsee Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany ...

(incl. Ladekath) *

Sanne-Kerkuhn Sanne-Kerkuhn is a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Arendsee Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is ...

(Sanne and Kerkuhn) * Schrampe (incl. Zießau) *

Thielbeer Thielbeer is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Arendsee Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, German ...

(incl. Zühlen) *

Vissum Vissum is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2011, it is part of the town Arendsee Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It ...

(incl. Kassuhn, Schernikau) *

Ziemendorf Ziemendorf is a village and a former municipality in the district Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Since 1 January 2010, it is part of the town Arendsee Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, German ...

History

The locality and the lake were first mentioned in the

Royal Frankish Annals The ''Royal Frankish Annals'' (Latin: ''Annales regni Francorum''), also called the ''Annales Laurissenses maiores'' ('Greater Lorsch Annals'), are a series of annals composed in Latin in the Carolingian Francia, recording year-by-year the state ...

in 822. In 1184

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founded a

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in Arendsee while the then competent

Prince-Bishop of Verden This is a list of bishops, prince-bishops, and administrators of Verden. The Catholic Diocese of Verden (german: link=no, Bistum Verden), was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mainz. From the 12th century, the Bishop of Verden was also, '' ex off ...

, 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

1964–1981 census results, from 2011:

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Altmarkkreis Salzwedel