Rathenow
Rathenow
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Location of the town of Rathenow within Havelland district
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| Coordinates | 52°36′N 12°20′E / 52.6°N 12.33333°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Havelland |
| Town subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Ronald Seeger |
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| Area | 105.68 km2 (40.80 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 29 m (95 ft) |
| Population | 25,301 (31 December 2010) |
| - Density | 239 /km2 (620 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HVL (früher: RN) |
| Postal codes | 14702, 14712 |
| Area code | 03385 |
| 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).
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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 in Brandenburg.
Twin towns — sister cities
Rathenow is twinned with:
- ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf.
- ^ 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.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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