Velten

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Country Germany District Oberhavel Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Area 23.39 km² Local time Sunday 2:45 AM Dialling code 03304		State Brandenburg Elevation 33 m (108 ft) Postal codes 16727 Population 11,640 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 16727 Team FSV Velten

Weather 12°C, Wind N at 14 km/h, 75% Humidity

Velten is a town in the Oberhavel district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km southwest of Oranienburg, and 24 km northwest of Berlin.

Map of Velten, Germany

In 1905 Velten had 38 stove factories that delivered 100,000 tiled stoves to Berlin, making Velten Germany's biggest stove-manufacturer.

Erna Gersinski (1896-1964), resistance fighter against Nazism, lived in Velten.

Martin Männel (born 1988), soccer goalkeeper, played between his eighth and fourteenth year at SC Oberhavel Velten.

Emma Ihrer (1857–1911), trade unionist, lived from 1887 to 1894 in Velten

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