Nauen

Nauen
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Nauen within Havelland district
Nauen Show map of Germany Nauen Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°36′00″N 12°52′59″E / 52.60000°N 12.88306°E / 52.60000; 12.88306
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Havelland
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Manuel Meger[1]
Area
• Total	266.78 km2 (103.00 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	19,352
• Density	73/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	14641
Dialling codes	03321
Vehicle registration	HVL (alt NAU)
Website	www.nauen.de

Nauen is a small town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for Nauen Transmitter Station, the world's oldest preserved radio transmitting installation.

Geography

Nauen is situated within the

The settlement of Nowen was first mentioned in an 1186 deed issued by the Bishop of Brandenburg. The citizens received town privileges by the Brandenburg margraves in 1292; a first town hall was built in 1302. The Ascanian margrave Waldemar vested Nauen with market rights in 1317. A Jewish community already existed in medieval times.

During the Thirty Years' War, in 1631, Nauen was devastated by Imperial troops led by Field Marshal Count Johann Tserclaes of Tilly. On 27 June 1675, Swedish and Brandenburg troops met at the Battle of Nauen during the Scanian War. Under Prussian rule, Nauen became a garrison town. In 1846 it received access to the Berlin–Hamburg Railway.

Nauen is well known for the location of a

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  Population trends since 1875 within the current boundaries (blue line: population; dotted line: comparison to population trends in the state of Brandenburg; grey background: time of Nazi rule; red background: time of Communist rule)
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  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)

Twin towns - sister cities

Nauen is twinned with:

• Kreuztal, Germany
• Spandau (Berlin), Germany

Notable people

• Michael Werner (born 1939), art dealer
• pop singer
• Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
• Wachow, an opera singer, countertenor
• Klaus-Dieter Kurrat (born 1955), athlete, medalist of 1976 Olympic Games
• Claudia Hoffmann (born 1982), hurdler

See also

• Nauen Transmitter Station
• Nain, Iran

References