Rhinow

Rhinow
Town
Coat of arms of Rhinow
Coat of arms
Location of Rhinow within Havelland district
BrieselangDallgow-DöberitzFalkenseeFriesackGollenbergGroßderschauHavelaueKetzinKleßen-GörneKotzenMärkisch LuchMilower LandMühlenbergeNauenNennhausenPaulinenauePessinPremnitzRathenowRetzowRhinowSchönwalde-GlienSeeblickStechow-FerchesarWiesenaueWustermarkBrandenburg
Rhinow is located in Germany
Rhinow
Rhinow
Rhinow is located in Brandenburg
Rhinow
Rhinow
Coordinates: 52°45′00″N 12°19′59″E / 52.75000°N 12.33306°E / 52.75000; 12.33306
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictHavelland
Municipal assoc.Rhinow
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Stefan Schneider[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
31.51 km2 (12.17 sq mi)
Elevation
30 m (100 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,597
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
14728
Dialling codes033875
Vehicle registrationHVL
Websitewww.rhinow.de

Rhinow (German: [ˈʁiːnoː] ⓘ) 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).

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

Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)
Rhinow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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

City Council

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

(As of elections held on September 28, 2008)

Elections in 2014:

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

[4]

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

  1. ^ Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
  4. ^ Ergebnis der Kommunalwahl am 25. Mai 2014