Country Germany District Prignitz Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 95.75 km² Local time Wednesday 1:58 PM Dialling code 038792 | State Brandenburg Elevation 19 m (62 ft) Postal codes 19309 Population 2,453 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 19309 Municipal assoc. Lenzen-Elbtalaue | |
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Lenzen (Elbe) is a small town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is part of the Amt Lenzen-Elbtalaue.
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Map of Lenzen, Germany
Overview
Lenzen is situated near the Elbe, approx. 20 km northwest of Wittenberge. It was the scene of an early victory by the Germans over the Wends in 929. Frederick Count of Zollern confiscated it from the von Quitzow family in 1420 for their part in the uprising of the Wendish nobility, and mortgaged it to Otto von Blumenthal. He redeemed the mortgage and restored the von Quitzows in 1422.
Another Lenzen is an Old Prussian site in (former) East-Prussia near the Baltic Sea.
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