Löwenberger Land

Löwenberger Land
Church in Falkenthal Church in Falkenthal
Coat of arms of Löwenberger Land Coat of arms
Löwenberger Land
Location of Löwenberger Land within Oberhavel district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Government
• Mayor	Bernd-Christian Schneck (SPD)
Area
• Total	244.83 km2 (94.53 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	7,975
• Density	33/km2 (84/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16775
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	loewenberger-land.de

Löwenberger Land is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in the German state of Brandenburg, about 50 km north of Berlin.

Overview

Established on December 31, 1997 it consists of 15 villages:

Falkenthal Glambeck Grieben Großmutz Grüneberg

Gutengermendorf Häsen Hoppenrade Liebenberg Linde

Löwenberg Nassenheide (since 2003) Neuendorf (since 2002) Neulöwenberg Teschendorf

Löwenberg was first mentioned in a 1269 deed, when it was acquired by the Bishopric of Brandenburg from the Brandenburg Margraves. A Gothic fieldstone church was erected in the 13th century. The church and large parts of the village were devastated by a fire in 1808. In 1877 Löwenberg gained access to the new Prussian Nordbahn railway line from Berlin to Neubrandenburg.

The municipality is known for Liebenberg Castle (Schloss Liebenberg) built in 1745, the former residence of Prince Philip of Eulenburg (1847–1921) who from 1886 on held a homophile political salon - the Liebenberg Circle - here. Members included the Berlin military commander Kuno von Moltke, the later Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow and Emperor Wilhelm II. The circle broke up in 1907 with the Harden-Eulenburg Affair.

Transportation

Löwenberg is situated at the junction of the Bundesstraßen 96 and 167. The Löwenberg railway station is served by the Nordbahn line from Berlin to Stralsund. In east-west direction train connections are also available toward Prenzlau and Rheinsberg. Further Nordbahn railway stations are also in the villages of Grüneberg and Nassenheide.

Notable people

• Libertas Schulze-Boysen, Resistance fighter, born November 20, 1913 in Paris, died December 22, 1942 in Berlin Plötzensee Prison, granddaughter of Philip von Eulenburg, spent her childhood at Liebenberg Castle.

Some historical sites

• Some buildings and scenes from the region
• Loewenberg church.jpg

  Church in Löwenberg

• Glambeck church.jpg

  Church in Glambeck

• Grieben church.jpg

  Church in Grieben

• Linde church.jpg

  Church in Linde

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  Sachsenhausen Todesmarsch (death march) route marker

• Gutengermendorf church.jpg

  Church in Gutengermendorf

• Loewenberg OdF-Platz 4.jpg

  Building in Löwenberg

• Gutengermendorf Gasthaus.jpg

  Former tavern in Gutengermendorf

• Castle Liebenberg.JPG

  Liebenberg Castle

• Liebenberg Vorlaubenhaus.jpg

  Alcove house in Liebenberg

• Klevesche Haeuser bell.jpg

  Former schoolhouse in Klevesche Häuser

• Haesen Gutshaus.jpg

  Manor

• Haesen Gutsanlage.jpg

  Estate

Demography

File:Loewenberg VOR ground antenna.jpg

VOR ground antenna near Hoppenrade

• Bevölkerungsentwicklung Löwenberger Land.pdf

  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)

• Bevölkerungsprognosen Löwenberger Land.pdf

  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Löwenberger Land:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Population 1875 6 624 1890 7 334 1910 7 569 1925 8 002 1933 8 365 1939 9 195 1946 13 085 1950 12 565 1964 9 998 1971 9 900

Year Population 1981 8 837 1985 8 733 1989 8 647 1990 8 527 1991 8 432 1992 8 358 1993 8 302 1994 8 280 1995 8 294 1996 8 290

Year Population 1997 8 205 1998 8 260 1999 8 437 2000 8 471 2001 8 472 2002 8 481 2003 8 457 2004 8 436 2005 8 425 2006 8 305

Year Population 2007 8 230 2008 8 140 2009 8 093 2010 8 072 2011 8 016 2012 7 967 2013 7 975

External links

• Liebenberg Castle (German)