Zehdenick

Zehdenick (German pronunciation: [ˈtseːdəˌnɪk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, 26 kilometres (16 miles) southeast of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 51 kilometres (32 miles) north of Berlin (centre). Since 31 July 2013, the city has the additional appellation "Havelstadt".

Zehdenick
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Zehdenick within Oberhavel district
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Coordinates: 52°59′N 13°20′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Government
• Mayor (2022–30)	Lucas Halle[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	223.06 km2 (86.12 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,027
• Density	58/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16792
Dialling codes	03307
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.zehdenick.de

Geography

Zehdenick is located about 60 km north of Berlin on the Havel. It forms the northern starting point of the natural region of the Zehdenick-Spandauer Havelniederung. East extends the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. The urban area belongs mainly to the historical landscape Uckermark. The subdivisions Marienthal and Ribbeck pertain to the Ruppiner Land, Mildenberg and Zabelsdorf to the Land Löwenberg. Zehdenick has a share in the Naturschutzgebiet Kleine Schorfheide.

Subdivision

The urban area of Zehdenick next to the core city Zehdenick includes 13 villages:

District	Inhabitants[3]	In the municipality since
Badingen (with Neuhof and Osterne)	632	26. Oktober 2003
Bergsdorf	427	31 December 2001
Burgwall	238	26 October 2003
Kappe	136	26 October 2003
Klein-Mutz	438	26 October 2003
Krewelin	281	26 October 2003
Kurtschlag	268	26 October 2003
Marienthal	428	26 October 2003
Mildenberg	707	26 October 2003
Ribbeck	135	31 December 2001
Vogelsang	79	31 December 2001
Wesendorf	249	26 October 2003
Zabelsdorf	242	26 October 2003

Besides these Ortsteile (districts), there are several smaller inhabited places: Amt Mildenberg, Ausbau (District Ribbeck), Ausbau (Core city Zehdenick), Bergluch, Boddin, Burgwaller Försterei, Deutschboden, Eichholz, Försterei Blockhaus, Großenhof, Hammelstall, Hellberge, Karlshof, Lüthkeshof, Mahnhorst, Mutzer Plan, Neuhof, Osterne, Revierförsterei Wolfsgarten, Rieckesthal, Siedlung II, Wolfsgarten, Ziegelei, Ziegelei Abbau and Ziegelei Ausbau.^[4]

Demography

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  Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state
  Grey background: Time of nazi rule—Red background: Time of communist rule)
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  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Zehdenick: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[5]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 10,598 —     1890 12,293 +0.99% 1910 17,117 +1.67% 1925 17,337 +0.09% 1933 18,363 +0.72% 1939 20,247 +1.64% 1946 22,257 +1.36% 1950 22,723 +0.52% 1964 19,215 −1.19% 1971 19,248 +0.02% 1981 17,469 −0.97% 1985 17,413 −0.08% 1989 17,249 −0.24% 1990 16,980 −1.56% 1991 16,749 −1.36%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 16,545 −1.22% 1993 16,321 −1.35% 1994 16,243 −0.48% 1995 16,077 −1.02% 1996 15,981 −0.60% 1997 15,752 −1.43% 1998 15,733 −0.12% 1999 15,594 −0.88% 2000 15,443 −0.97% 2001 15,206 −1.53% 2002 14,993 −1.40% 2003 14,903 −0.60% 2004 14,708 −1.31% 2005 14,607 −0.69% 2006 14,478 −0.88%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 14,292 −1.28% 2008 14,090 −1.41% 2009 14,033 −0.40% 2010 13,830 −1.45% 2011 13,511 −2.31% 2012 13,471 −0.30% 2013 13,345 −0.94% 2014 13,325 −0.15% 2015 13,409 +0.63% 2016 13,463 +0.40% 2017 13,456 −0.05% 2018 13,437 −0.14% 2019 13,387 −0.37% 2020 13,307 −0.60%

History

Zehdenick was first mentioned in documentary on 28 December 1216. Zehdenick was at that time a fishing town. Ascanians built a castle here to protect against Pomeranians and Danes.

As a city, Zehdenick was first denoted in 1281.

Abbey

Zehdenick is the site of the former Cistercian nunnery, Zehdenick Abbey.

Twin cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Zehdenick is twinned with:

• Castrop-Rauxel, Germany
• Siemiatycze, Poland (since 10 March 2007)

Notable residents

• Paul Georg von Möllendorff (1847–1901), German linguist and diplomat in East Asia
• Marianne Grunthal (1896–1945), teacher, victim of the SS
• Karl Frenzel (1911–1996), SS-Oberscharführer, participant in the Action T4 and section commander in Sobibor extermination camp
• Sebastian Mielitz (born 1989), soccer player
• Sten Nadolny (born 1942), writer
• Günther Morbach (1927–2009), classical bass
• Josefine Preuß (born 1986), actress

Photogallery

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  Amtsgericht
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  City church
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  Wentow channel in Marienthal
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  Former brickyard in Mildenberg

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  River Havel in Mildenberg
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  Fortified house and church in Badingen
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  Church in Bergsdorf
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  Church in Kappe

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  Church in Krewelin
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  Church in Kurtschlag
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  War memorial in Kurtschlag
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  Church in Wesendorf