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Gransee () is a town in the
Oberhavel Oberhavel is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Its neighbouring districts are (clockwise from the north): Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts of Uckermark and Ba ...
district, in
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,
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. It is situated 20 km south of
Fürstenberg/Havel Fürstenberg () is a town in the Oberhavel district, Brandenburg, Germany. Geography Fürstenberg is situated on the Havel, River Havel, south of Neustrelitz, and north of Berlin. The town lies at the southern edge of the Mecklenburg Lake Di ...
, and 55 km northwest of
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. An important monument in the centre of town is the cast-iron and stone Memorial to Queen Luise (Luisendenkmal), which was designed by the German architect
Karl Friedrich Schinkel Karl Friedrich Schinkel (13 March 1781 – 9 October 1841) was a Prussian architect, urban planning, city planner and painter who also designed furniture and stage sets. Schinkel was one of the most prominent architects of Germany and designed b ...
in the neo-gothic style. A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major
drop zone A drop zone (DZ) is a place where parachutists or parachuted supplies land. It can be an area targeted for landing by paratroopers and airborne forces, or a base from which recreational parachutists and skydivers take off in aircraft and land ...
s in the vicinity of Berlin.


Demography


Local council

The local council has 19 members: * Christian Democratic Union: 5 seats *
Social Democratic Party of Germany The Social Democratic Party of Germany ( , SPD ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany. Saskia Esken has been the party's leader since the 2019 leadership election together w ...
: 5 seats * The Left: 3 seats * Voters association Gransee: 3 seats * Voters association Citizens for Gransee: 2 seats * Mayor: 1 seat Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014


Photogallery

File:Gransee_Wartturm.jpg, Watch tower File:St_marien_gransee.jpg, St. Mary's Church in Gransee File:Altluedersdorf_church.jpg, Church in Altlüdersdorf File:Dannenwalde_church_SW.jpg, Church in Dannenwalde File:Seilershof_Luise_memorial.jpg, Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof File:Gransee_Meseberg_Schloss.jpg, Meseberg palace File:Wentow_Gutshaus.jpg, Manor in Wentow File:Dannenwalde_manor.jpg, Manor in Dannenwalde File:Dannenwalde_manor_2012.jpg, Manor in Dannenwalde


People

* Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer * Emma Trosse (1863-1949), German teacher and poet


See also

* Battle of Gransee (1316) * Gransee und Gemeinden


References

Localities in Oberhavel {{Brandenburg-geo-stub