Arendsee

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Geography

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Arendsee
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Monastery church

The municipality is located in the Altmark region and on the southern bank of the Arendsee lake, the largest and deepest natural lake in Saxony-Anhalt.

Subdivisions

The town Arendsee consists of Arendsee proper (including the Ortsteile Genzien and Gestien) and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:[1]

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History

The locality and the lake were first mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals in 822.

In 1184 Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg founded a Benedictine nunnery in Arendsee while the then competent Prince-Bishop of Verden, Tammo (d. 1188), endowed it with estates.

The former municipalities Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kläden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer and Ziemendorf were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2010.[2] The former municipalities Fleetmark, Mechau, Rademin and Vissum were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2011.[3]

Population development

Year Inhabitants
1964 10.963
1971 10.802
1981 9.401
1990 8.597
2000 8.223
2010 7.381
Year Inhabitants
2011 7.237
2012 7.176
2013 7.056
2014 7.023
2015 6.929

1964–1981 census results, from 2011: 2011 European Union census[4]

References

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