Schönhausen
Schönhausen | |
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Location of Schönhausen within Stendal district | |
Coordinates: 52°34′43″N 12°2′23″E / 52.57861°N 12.03972°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saxony-Anhalt |
District | Stendal |
Municipal assoc. | Elbe-Havel-Land |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–26) | Jürgen Mund[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 74 km2 (29 sq mi) |
Elevation | 34 m (112 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,094 |
• Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 39524 |
Dialling codes | 039323 |
Vehicle registration | SDL |
Website | www |
Schönhausen (Low Saxon: Schöönhusen) is a municipality in the district of Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt in Germany. It is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Elbe-Havel-Land.
Geography
The village is situated on a terminal moraine, stretching along the eastern bank of the Elbe River. It is located about 70 km (43 mi) north of the state capital of Magdeburg, halfway between Stendal in the west and Rathenow in the east. Since 1 January 2010 Schönhausen includes the former municipality of Hohengöhren.[3]
Schönhausen station is a stop on the Berlin–Lehrte railway line, served by Regionalbahn trains. The parallel Hanover–Berlin high-speed railway runs through the municipality without stopping.
History
Schönhausen was founded by the
In 1562 the
The Bismarcks built two Baroque residences, the castles of Schönhausen I (about 1700) and Schönhausen II (from 1729), both with extended gardens. Both manors belonged to different branches of the family. On 1 April 1815 the later German chancellor Otto von Bismarck was born at Schönhausen I; he nevertheless grew up at his family's estate in Kniephof, Pomerania. He inherited the Schönhausen I manor upon the death of his father in 1845; 40 years later, the Chancellor also received Schönhausen II as a present "by the German nation" on the occasion of his 70th birthday, for which purpose it had been bought by the German government in 1885, having been sold previously in 1830 by a different family branch.
After
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Schönhausen I manor, birth place and parental home of Otto von Bismarck
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Schönhausen II manor
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Bismarck museum
Twin town
Schönhausen is
Notable people
- Otto von Bismarck (1815–1898), first Chancellor of Germany
- Otto Christian Archibald von Bismarck (1897–1975), politician and diplomat
- Annett Louisan (born 1977 in Havelberg), singer, grew up in Schönhausen.
See also
References
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt, accessed 8 July 2021.
- Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen-Anhalt. June 2023.
- Statistisches Bundesamt