Lenzen (Elbe)

Lenzen (Elbe)
Coat of arms of Lenzen (Elbe) Coat of arms
Lenzen (Elbe)
Location of Lenzen (Elbe) within Prignitz district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Municipal assoc.	Lenzen-Elbtalaue
Government
• Mayor	Christian Steinkopf (CDU)
Area
• Total	95.75 km2 (36.97 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	2,251
• Density	24/km2 (61/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	19309
Dialling codes	038792
Vehicle registration	PR
Website	www.lenzenelbe.de

Lenzen (Elbe) is a small town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is part of the Amt Lenzen-Elbtalaue.

Overview

Lenzen is situated near the Elbe, approx. 20 km northwest of Wittenberge. It was the scene of an early victory by the Germans over the Wends in 929. Frederick Count of Zollern confiscated it from the von Quitzow family in 1420 for their part in the uprising of the Wendish nobility, and mortgaged it to Otto von Blumenthal. He redeemed the mortgage and restored the von Quitzows in 1422.

Another Lenzen is an Old Prussian site in (former) East-Prussia near the Baltic Sea.

Photogallery

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  Historic view of Lenzen on a Notgeld bill from 1922 issues in Lenzen (http://www.germannotes.com)

• Lenzen town hall.jpg

  Town hall

• Lenzen castle 2014.jpg

  Castle

• Lenzen Narrenfreiheit.jpg

  "Jester's licence"

• Breetz Kastanienallee.jpg

  Breetz

See also

• Nausdorf Canal

External links

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