Arneburg
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Arneburg | |
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Arneburg | |
Coordinates: 52°40′N 12°0′E / 52.667°N 12.000°ECoordinates: 52°40′N 12°0′E / 52.667°N 12.000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Stendal |
Municipal assoc. | Arneburg-Goldbeck |
Government | |
• Mayor (2015–22) | Lothar Riedinger[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 30.72 km2 (11.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,472 |
• Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 39596 |
Dialling codes | 039321 |
Vehicle registration | SDL |
Website | www.arneburg-goldbeck.de |
Arneburg (German: [ˈaʁnəbʊʁk] (listen)) is a town in the district of Stendal, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the left bank of the Elbe, approx. 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of Stendal. It is part of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") of Arneburg-Goldbeck.
History[]
The stronghold was founded by Henry the Fowler on the Elbe as a bulwark against the Wends. In the Middle Ages, Arneburg was a strategic possession of Brandenburg, whose Elector Frederick II (the "Iron Elector") mortgaged it for "100 good Rhenish gilders" to Hans von Blumenthal, who was appointed Vogt of Arneburg, a post which he still held long after 1450, when the Hohenzollerns had repaid the mortgage. Arneburg was an important Hohenzollern possession and, indeed, the Elector John Cicero died there in 1499. The ruins are now part of a park surrounded by a pretty town.
References[]
- ^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt (in German). June 2021.
- Towns in Saxony-Anhalt
- Stendal (district)
- Province of Saxony
- Stendal district geography stubs