Elevation 30 m (100 ft) Area 31.51 km² Local time Wednesday 10:06 AM Dialling code 033875 | Municipal assoc. Rhinow Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 1,758 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 14728 | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind W at 21 km/h, 68% Humidity | ||
Rhinow ( [ˈʁiːnoː]) is a town in the Havelland district (Landkreis), in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km north of Rathenow, and 22 km south of Kyritz. Rhinow is the administrative seat (Verwaltungssitz) of the Rhinow district (Amt).
Contents
- Map of Rhinow Germany
- Lilienthal zentrum st lln stadt rhinow kreis havelland 8 8 2013
- Geography
- Administrative division
- History
- City Council
- Architecture
- Personalities
- References
Map of Rhinow, Germany
Lilienthal zentrum st lln stadt rhinow kreis havelland 8 8 2013
Geography
The region lies on the southern edge of the Rhinluch (Rhin moor) and at the feet of the up to 110 Meter high Rhinower Mountains. The Rhin river flows west through the district into the Gülper See at the southwestern border. Federal highway (Bundesstraße) 102 cuts through the area. Since 2003, the stretch between Rathenow and Neustadt (Dosse) is no longer served by public rail transit (Öffentlichen Personennahverkehr).
Administrative division
Greater Rhinow includes the village of Kietz.
History
During the Third Reich, a famous sail plane school was founded in memory of Otto Lilienthal.
City Council
The council of the city of Rhinow has 12 members with the following distribution by political party:
(As of elections held on September 28, 2008)