Rathenow

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rathenow
Church
Church
Coat of arms of Rathenow
Coat of arms
Location of Rathenow within Havelland district
Rathenow is located in Germany
Rathenow
Rathenow
Coordinates: 52°36′N 12°20′E / 52.600°N 12.333°E / 52.600; 12.333Coordinates: 52°36′N 12°20′E / 52.600°N 12.333°E / 52.600; 12.333
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictHavelland
Subdivisions6 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2018–26) Ronald Seeger[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total105.68 km2 (40.80 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total24,179
 • Density230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
14702, 14712
Dialling codes03385
Vehicle registrationHVL
Websitewww.rathenow.de

Rathenow (German: [ˈʁaːtənoː] (About this soundlisten)) is a town in the district of Havelland in Brandenburg, Germany, with a population of 26,433 (2007).

Overview[]

The Protestant church of St. Marien Andreas, originally a basilica, and transformed to the Gothic style in 1517-1589, and the Roman Catholic Church of St. George, are noteworthy.

Rathenow is known for being the former capital of eyewear manufacturing in East Germany. It is also known for its stones, called Rathenow stones.

After the fall of the Soviet Union, it was revealed that the remains of Hitler and his assistants were secretly buried in graves near Rathenow.[3]

Demography[]

  • Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)

  • 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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Rathenow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 12,443—    
1890 18,841+2.80%
1910 29,125+2.20%
1925 32,056+0.64%
1939 37,449+1.12%
1950 32,254−1.35%
1964 31,083−0.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 31,834+0.34%
1981 33,952+0.65%
1985 33,312−0.47%
1990 31,945−0.83%
1995 30,498−0.92%
2000 28,811−1.13%
2005 26,973−1.31%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 25,301−1.27%
2015 24,387−0.73%
2016 24,243−0.59%
2017 24,309+0.27%
2018 24,309+0.00%
2019 24,208−0.42%
2020 24,179−0.12%

Twin towns — sister cities[]

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Rathenow is twinned with:

Notable residents[]

Joachim Mrugowsky during the Doctors' trial

References[]

  1. ^ Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2020". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ V.K. Vinogradov and others, Hitler's Death: Russia's Last Great Secret from the Files of the KGB, Chaucer Press 2005, 111. This work reproduces a Soviet map showing that the bodies were buried in a field near the village of Neu Friedrichsdorf, approximately one kilometre east of Rathenow.
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rathenow". Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 916.

External links[]

Media related to Rathenow at Wikimedia Commons

Retrieved from ""