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Rhinow (German: [ˈʁiːnoː] (listen)) 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
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Rhinow within Havelland district
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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  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,596
• 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

Geography

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).

Administrative division

Greater Rhinow includes the village of Kietz.

History

During the Third Reich, a famous sail plane school was founded in memory of Otto Lilienthal.

Demography

Rhinow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,397 —     1890 1,512 +0.53% 1910 1,540 +0.09% 1925 1,533 −0.03% 1933 1,551 +0.15% 1939 1,713 +1.67% 1946 2,728 +6.87% 1950 2,553 −1.64% 1964 2,051 −1.55% 1971 2,052 +0.01% 1981 2,198 +0.69% 1985 2,213 +0.17% 1989 2,222 +0.10% 1990 2,146 −3.42% 1991 2,090 −2.61% 1992 2,065 −1.20% 1993 2,086 +1.02% 1994 2,070 −0.77% 1995 2,103 +1.59% 1996 2,111 +0.38%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 2,154 +2.04% 1998 2,165 +0.51% 1999 2,146 −0.88% 2000 2,101 −2.10% 2001 2,021 −3.81% 2002 2,012 −0.45% 2003 1,967 −2.24% 2004 1,959 −0.41% 2005 1,933 −1.33% 2006 1,874 −3.05% 2007 1,821 −2.83% 2008 1,758 −3.46% 2009 1,714 −2.50% 2010 1,716 +0.12% 2011 1,695 −1.22% 2012 1,667 −1.65% 2013 1,640 −1.62% 2014 1,649 +0.55% 2015 1,625 −1.46% 2016 1,614 −0.68%

Politics

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City Council

The council of the city of Rhinow has 12 members with the following distribution by political party:

• FDP 6 seats
• SPD 3 seats
• CDU 2 seats
• Die Linke 1 seat

(As of elections held on September 28, 2008)

Elections in 2014:

• SPD: 4
• FDP: 2
• The Left: 2
• CDU: 1
• Single candidates: 3

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Architecture

• 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.

Personalities

• 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.

References

На других языках

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[de] Rhinow

Rhinow [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈʁiːnoː] ist eine Stadt im Landkreis Havelland in Brandenburg. Rhinow ist Verwaltungssitz des Amtes Rhinow.

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- [en] Rhinow

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[ru] Ринов

Ринов (нем. Rhinow) — город в Германии, в земле Бранденбург.

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