Gollenberg | |
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Location of Gollenberg
within Havelland district | |
 Location of Gollenberg | |
Gollenberg Gollenberg | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′10″N 12°22′32″E / 52.75278°N 12.37556°E / 52.75278; 12.37556 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Havelland |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhinow |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Wolfgang Heinze1 (FDP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 30.51 km2 (11.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)2 | |
• Total | 394 |
| • Density | 12.9/km2 (33.4/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 14728 |
| Dialling codes | 033875 |
| Vehicle registration | HVL |
| Website | www.rhinow.de |
Gollenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɔlənbɛʁk]) is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany consisting of Schönholz-Neuwerder, Stölln and Ohnewitz.
History
The municipality is named after the Gollenberg near Stölln and was created December 31, 2002 when the municipalities of Schönholz-Neuwerder and Stölln were merged.
Demography
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Aviation
Otto Lilienthal
Aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896) crashed his glider here and died later.
Lady Agnes
On October 23, 1989, an Ilyushin Il-62 jet airliner was intentionally landed on the 900m short grass airfield of Stölln/Rhinow in a risky maneuver. The jet, donated by the GDR's airline Interflug and nicknamed "Lady Agnes" after Lilienthal's wife,45 is now used for weddings.6
Air sport events at Stölln/Rhinow airfield
- The 23rd national youth gliding competition Bundesjugendvergleichsfliegen (not to be mixed with Junior Nationals) took place in Stölln/Rhinow in 2007.7
- The 2007 club championships in glider aerobatics "Salzmann Cup" took place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield.8910
- Since 2004, the cross-country soaring competition "Cats Cradle Club Cup" takes place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield regularly.11
- About 100 pilots participated in the fly-in for celebrating '100 years human flight' in May 1991.12
References
References
- Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2024 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2023)" (XLS). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
- Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
- "Příprava na šílené přistání. IL-62 bude doslova lízat vrcholky stromů". 6 November 2019.
- "Poslední přistání chtěli utajit. Přístroje se tak třásly, že nešly odečíst". 11 November 2019.
- "Remembering Germany's First Flying Man". The Economist. Archived from the original on 2 Mar 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- Bundesjugendvergleichsfliegen 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
- Official website of the 2007 Salzmann-Cup (in German) Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-02-09
- RBB tv-report "zibb" on 6 June 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09
- Aerokurier August 2007, compare table of contents (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09
- 2008 Cats Cradel Club Cup (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
- Local aeroclub „Otto Lilienthal“ Stölln/Rhinow e. V.: History of Stölln/Rhinow Airfield (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
External links
External links