Zehdenick () 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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. It is situated on the river

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, southeast of

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, and north of

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(centre). Since 31 July 2013, the city has the additional appellation "Havelstadt".

Geography

Zehdenick is located about 60 km north of

on the

. It forms the northern starting point of the

natural region A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography, geology, and climate. From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and ...

of the Zehdenick-Spandauer Havelniederung. East extends the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. The urban area belongs mainly to the historical landscape

Uckermark The Uckermark () is a historical region in northeastern Germany, which straddles the Uckermark (district), Uckermark District of Brandenburg and the Vorpommern-Greifswald District of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its traditional capital is Prenzlau. ...

. The subdivisions Marienthal and Ribbeck pertain to the Ruppiner Land, Mildenberg and Zabelsdorf to the Land Löwenberg. Zehdenick has a share in the '' Naturschutzgebiet'' Kleine Schorfheide.

Subdivision

The urban area of Zehdenick next to the core city Zehdenick includes 13 villages: Besides these ''Ortsteile'' (districts), there are several smaller inhabited places: Amt Mildenberg, Ausbau (District Ribbeck), Ausbau (Core city Zehdenick), Bergluch, Boddin, Burgwaller Försterei, Deutschboden, Eichholz, Försterei Blockhaus, Großenhof, Hammelstall, Hellberge, Karlshof, Lüthkeshof, Mahnhorst, Mutzer Plan, Neuhof, Osterne, Revierförsterei Wolfsgarten, Rieckesthal, Siedlung II, Wolfsgarten, Ziegelei, Ziegelei Abbau and Ziegelei Ausbau.Website: Service portal of the state administration
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Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Zehdenick.pdf, Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state
Grey background: Time of nazi rule—Red background: Time of communist rule) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Zehdenick.pdf, Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

History

Zehdenick was first mentioned in documentary on 28 December 1216. Zehdenick was at that time a fishing town. Ascanians built a castle here to protect against Pomeranians and

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. As a city, Zehdenick was first denoted in 1281.

Abbey

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

Twin cities

Zehdenick is twinned with: * Castrop-Rauxel,

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(since 10 March 2007)

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

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and section commander in

Sobibor extermination camp Sobibor ( ; ) was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of Occupation of Poland (1939–1945), ...

* Sebastian Mielitz (born 1989), soccer player * Sten Nadolny (born 1942), writer * Günther Morbach (1927–2009), classical bass * Josefine Preuß (born 1986), actress

Photogallery

File:Zehdenick Amtsgericht.jpg, Amtsgericht File:Stadtkirche Zehdenick 2012 ESE.jpg, City church File:Wentowkanal Bootshaeuser.jpg, Wentow channel in Marienthal Mildenberg Ziegeleipark 08-13 img6.jpg, Former brickyard in Mildenberg File:Havel Ziegeleipark Mildenberg.jpg, River Havel in Mildenberg File:Badingen_church.jpg, Fortified house and church in Badingen File:Bergsdorf_church.jpg, Church in Bergsdorf File:Kappe_church.jpg, Church in Kappe File:Krewelin_church.jpg, Church in Krewelin File:Kurtschlag_church.jpg, Church in Kurtschlag File:Kurtschlag_war_memorial.jpg, War memorial in Kurtschlag File:Wesendorf_church.jpg, Church in Wesendorf

References

External links

{{Authority control Localities in Oberhavel