Gransee
Gransee | |
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City gate | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Gransee
within Oberhavel district | |
Location of Gransee | |
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 | 121.68 km2 (46.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,022 |
| • Density | 49.49/km2 (128.2/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: [ˈɡʁanˌzeː] ⓘ) 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
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
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St. Mary's Church in Gransee
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Church in Altlüdersdorf
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Church in Dannenwalde
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Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof
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Meseberg palace
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Manor in Wentow
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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
References
- ^ Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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