Rathenow

Coordinates: 52°36′N 12°20′E / 52.600°N 12.333°E / 52.600; 12.333
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Rathenow
Church
Church
Coat of arms of Rathenow
Location of Rathenow within Havelland district
BrieselangDallgow-DöberitzFalkenseeFriesackGollenbergGroßderschauHavelaueKetzinKleßen-GörneKotzenMärkisch LuchMilower LandMühlenbergeNauenNennhausenPaulinenauePessinPremnitzRathenowRetzowRhinowSchönwalde-GlienSeeblickStechow-FerchesarWiesenaueWustermarkBrandenburg
Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Jörg Zietemann[1]
Area
 • Total105.68 km2 (40.80 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total24,063
 • Density230/km2 (590/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

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

Rathenow is

twinned
with:

Notable people

Doctors' trial

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 13 November 2022.
  2. Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg
    (in German). June 2022.
  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. ^ .
  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 domainChisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Rathenow". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 916.

External links

Media related to Rathenow at Wikimedia Commons