Lenzen (Elbe)

Lenzen
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Lenzen (Elbe) within Prignitz district
Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Thomas Wange[1]
Area
• Total	95.75 km2 (36.97 sq mi)
Elevation	19 m (62 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,038
• Density	21/km2 (55/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19309
Dialling codes	038792
Vehicle registration	PR
Website	www.lenzenelbe.de

Lenzen (Elbe) is a small town in the district of

.

Overview

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Lenzen is situated near the Elbe, approx. 20 km northwest of Wittenberge. It was the scene of the Battle of Lenzen, an early victory by the Germans over the Wends in 929.

Frederick, Count of Zollern, confiscated it from the

. He redeemed the mortgage and restored the von Quitzows in 1422.

Another Lenzen is an

.

Demography

Lenzen (Elbe): Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,619 —     1890 4,403 −0.32% 1910 4,065 −0.40% 1925 4,167 +0.17% 1933 4,069 −0.30% 1939 3,980 −0.37% 1946 5,309 +4.20% 1950 5,389 +0.37% 1964 4,258 −1.67% 1971 4,038 −0.75% 1981 3,503 −1.41% 1985 3,390 −0.82% 1989 3,293 −0.72% 1990 3,255 −1.15% 1991 3,100 −4.76% 1992 3,133 +1.06% 1993 3,084 −1.56% 1994 3,067 −0.55% 1995 3,008 −1.92% 1996 2,985 −0.76%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 2,986 +0.03% 1998 2,926 −2.01% 1999 2,916 −0.34% 2000 2,830 −2.95% 2001 2,766 −2.26% 2002 2,750 −0.58% 2003 2,707 −1.56% 2004 2,661 −1.70% 2005 2,622 −1.47% 2006 2,554 −2.59% 2007 2,519 −1.37% 2008 2,453 −2.62% 2009 2,381 −2.94% 2010 2,363 −0.76% 2011 2,319 −1.86% 2012 2,293 −1.12% 2013 2,251 −1.83% 2014 2,209 −1.87% 2015 2,219 +0.45% 2016 2,160 −2.66%

Photogallery

• 
  Historic view of Lenzen on a Notgeld bill from 1922 issues in Lenzen (http://www.germannotes.com)
• 
  Town hall
• 
  Castle
• 
  "Jester's licence"
• 
  Breetz

See also

• Nausdorf Canal
• Battle of Lenzen (929 AD)

References

External links

Media related to Lenzen at Wikimedia Commons

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