Gransee
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City gate | ||
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  Gransee | ||
Location of Gransee within Oberhavel district  | ||
| Coordinates: 53°00′25″N 13°09′31″E / 53.00694°N 13.15861°ECoordinates: 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 | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Wilfried Hanke (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 121.15 km2 (46.78 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 5,814 | |
| • Density | 48/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 16775 | |
| Dialling codes | 03306 | |
| Vehicle registration | OHV | |
| Website | www.gransee.de | |
Gransee 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
Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)
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Local council
The local council has 18 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
Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014
Photogallery
Watch tower
Church in Altlüdersdorf
Church in Dannenwalde
Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof
Meseberg palace
Manor in Wentow
Manor in Dannenwalde
Manor in Dannenwalde
See also
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
- ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
Media related to Gransee at Wikimedia Commons
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