Rathenow
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Location of Rathenow within Havelland district
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| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Havelland | |
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| • Mayor | Ronald Seeger | |
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| • Total | 105.68 km2 (40.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 24,164 | |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 14702, 14712 | |
| Dialling codes | 03385 | |
| Vehicle registration | HVL (früher: RN) | |
| Website | www.rathenow.de | |
Rathenow (German pronunciation: [ˈʁaːtənoː]) 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 its Rathenow stones, bricks made of the clay of the Havel, and for its spectacles and optical instruments, which are exported.
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.[2]
Demography
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Bevölkerungsentwicklung Rathenow.pdf
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
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Bevölkerungsprognosen Rathenow.pdf
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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Twin towns — sister cities
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Rathenow is twinned with:
References
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- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
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