Gransee
Gransee | |
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 City gate | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Gransee within Oberhavel district  | |
  Gransee  Gransee | |
| Coordinates: 53°00′25″N 13°09′31″E / 53.00694°N 13.15861°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oberhavel |
| Municipal assoc. | Gransee und Gemeinden |
| Subdivisions | 13 districts |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Andreas Hirtzel[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 121.15 km2 (46.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,046 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 16775 |
| Dialling codes | 03306 |
| Vehicle registration | OHV |
| Website | www.gransee.de |
Gransee (German pronunciation: ['ɡranzeː])[3] is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin. 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 in the neo-gothic style.
A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major drop zones in the vicinity of Berlin.
Demography
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Local council
[edit]The local council has 19 members:
- Christian Democratic Union: 5 seats
- Social Democratic Party of Germany: 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
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Watch tower -
St. Mary's Church in Gransee -
Church in Altlüdersdorf -
Church in Dannenwalde -
Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof -
Meseberg palace -
Manor in Wentow -
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Manor in Dannenwalde
People
[edit]- Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer
- Emma Trosse (1863-1949), German teacher and poet
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Duden - Das Aussprachewörterbuch, 7. Auflage (German), Dudenverlag, ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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