Arendsee

Town in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Arendsee within Altmarkkreis Salzwedel district

(2016–23) Norman Klebe^[1]Area

• Total269.68 km² (104.12 sq mi)Elevation

25 m (82 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,797 • Density25/km² (65/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

39619

Dialling codes039003, 039034, 039036, 039384Vehicle registrationSAW, GA, KLZWebsitewww.stadt-arendsee.eu

Arendsee (German pronunciation: [ˈaːʁəntseː]) is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the town.

Geography

The municipality is located in the Altmark region and on the southern bank of the Arendsee lake, the largest and deepest natural lake in Saxony-Anhalt.

Subdivisions

The town Arendsee consists of Arendsee proper (including the Ortsteile Genzien and Gestien) and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:^[3]

Binde (incl. Ritzleben)
Fleetmark (incl. Lüge, Molitz, Störpke)
Höwisch
Kaulitz
Kerkau (incl. Lübbars)
Kläden (incl. Kraatz)
Kleinau (incl. Dessau, Lohne)
Leppin (incl. Harpe, Zehren)
Mechau
Neulingen
Rademin (incl. Ladekath)
Sanne-Kerkuhn (Sanne and Kerkuhn)
Schrampe (incl. Zießau)
Thielbeer (incl. Zühlen)
Vissum (incl. Kassuhn, Schernikau)
Ziemendorf

History

The locality and the lake were first mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals in 822.

In 1184 Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg founded a Benedictine nunnery in Arendsee while the then competent Prince-Bishop of Verden, Tammo (d. 1188), endowed it with estates.

The former municipalities Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kläden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer and Ziemendorf were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2010.^[4] The former municipalities Fleetmark, Mechau, Rademin and Vissum were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2011.^[5]

Population development

Year	Inhabitants
1964	10.963
1971	10.802
1981	9.401
1990	8.597
2000	8.223
2010	7.381

Year	Inhabitants
2011	7.237
2012	7.176
2013	7.056
2014	7.023
2015	6.929

1964–1981 census results, from 2011: 2011 European Union census^[6]

References

^ Bürgermeisterwahlen in den Gemeinden, Endgültige Ergebnisse, Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden – Stand: 31. Dezember 2022" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
^ Hauptsatzung der Stadt Arendsee (Altmark), 21 January 2020.
^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2010, Statistisches Bundesamt
^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
^ "Statistical office Saxony-Anhalt: Bevölkerungsbewegungen (Gemeinden anklicken)". Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 2016-12-08.