Rhinow
Rhinow (German: [ˈʁiːnoː] ⓘ) is a town in the Havelland district (Landkreis), in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km north of Rathenow, and 22 km south of Kyritz. Rhinow is the administrative seat (Verwaltungssitz) of the Rhinow district (Amt).
Rhinow | |
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Location of Rhinow within Havelland district | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′00″N 12°19′59″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Havelland |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhinow |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Stefan Schneider[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.51 km2 (12.17 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,597 |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 14728 |
| Dialling codes | 033875 |
| Vehicle registration | HVL |
| Website | www.rhinow.de |
The region lies on the southern edge of the Rhinluch (Rhin moor) and at the feet of the up to 110 Meter high Rhinower Mountains. The Rhin river flows west through the district into the Gülper See at the southwestern border. Federal highway (Bundesstraße) 102 cuts through the area. Since 2003, the stretch between Rathenow and Neustadt (Dosse) is no longer served by public rail transit (Öffentlichen Personennahverkehr).
Greater Rhinow includes the village of Kietz.
During the Third Reich, a famous sail plane school was founded in memory of Otto Lilienthal.
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The council of the city of Rhinow has 12 members with the following distribution by political party:
(As of elections held on September 28, 2008)
Elections in 2014:
- SPD: 4
- FDP: 2
- The Left: 2
- CDU: 1
- Single candidates: 3
- 101 Meter high radio tower belonging to Deutsche Telekom AG constructed from reinforced concrete with uncustomary asymmetry at 52° 44′ 45″ N, 12° 21′ 7″ E, was built during the Soviet era.
- Otto Lilienthal (1848-1896), settled in Rhinow in 1893, building his workshop for his glider. In the beginning, he flew also in the Rhinow Mountains, later switching to flying at Gollenberg.
- Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons