Rathenow

Rathenow
Town
Church
Church
Coat of arms of Rathenow
Coat of arms
Location of Rathenow within Havelland district
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Rathenow is located in Germany
Rathenow
Rathenow
Rathenow is located in Brandenburg
Rathenow
Rathenow
Coordinates: 52°36′N 12°20′E / 52.600°N 12.333°E / 52.600; 12.333
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictHavelland
Subdivisions6 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Jörg Zietemann[1]
Area
 • Total
105.68 km2 (40.80 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
24,597
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
14702, 14712
Dialling codes03385
Vehicle registrationHVL
Websitewww.rathenow.de

Rathenow (German: [ˈʁaːtənoː] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Havelland in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, with a population of 24,063 (2020).

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 being the former capital of eyewear manufacturing in East Germany. It is also known for its stones, called Rathenow stones.

History

In 1675, during the Scanian War, it was the site of a battle between Swedish and Brandenburgian forces.

During World War II, Rathenow was the location of a forced labour subcamp of the Nazi prison for women and juveniles in Berlin-Lichtenberg and a subcamp of the Sachsenhausen concentration camp.[3][4] Prisoners of the latter were mostly Dutch, Belgian and French.[4]

Demographics

  • Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
    Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
  • 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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
    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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
Rathenow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[5]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 12,443—    
1890 18,841+2.80%
1910 29,125+2.20%
1925 32,056+0.64%
1939 37,449+1.12%
1950 32,254−1.35%
1964 31,083−0.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 31,834+0.34%
1981 33,952+0.65%
1985 33,312−0.47%
1990 31,945−0.83%
1995 30,498−0.92%
2000 28,811−1.13%
2005 26,973−1.31%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 25,301−1.27%
2015 24,387−0.73%
2016 24,243−0.59%
2017 24,309+0.27%
2018 24,309+0.00%
2019 24,208−0.42%
2020 24,179−0.12%

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Rathenow is twinned with:

Notable people

Joachim Mrugowsky during the Doctors' trial

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ "Außenkommando des Frauen- und Jugendgefängnisses Berlin-Lichtenberg in Rathenow bei der Emil Busch AG Optische Industrie". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b Megargee, Geoffrey P. (2009). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume I. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. p. 1336. ISBN 978-0-253-35328-3.
  5. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rathenow". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 916.

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