Zehdenick () is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, southeast of Fürstenberg/Havel, and north of Berlin (centre). Since 31 July 2013, the city has the additional appellation "Havelstadt".
Geography Zehdenick is located about 60 km north of Berlin on the Havel. It forms the northern starting point of the natural region of the Zehdenick-Spandauer Havelniederung. East extends the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. The urban area belongs mainly to the historical landscape Uckermark. The subdivisions Marienthal and Ribbeck pertain to the Ruppiner Land, Mildenberg and Zabelsdorf to the Land Löwenberg. Zehdenick has a share in the Naturschutzgebiet Kleine Schorfheide.
Subdivision The urban area of Zehdenick next to the core city Zehdenick includes 13 villages:
District InhabitantsWebsite of the city of Zehdenick In the municipality since Badingen (with Neuhof and Osterne) 632 26 October 2003 Bergsdorf 427 31 December 2001 Burgwall 238 26 October 2003 Kappe 136 26 October 2003 Klein-Mutz 438 26 October 2003 Krewelin 281 26 October 2003 Kurtschlag 268 26 October 2003 Marienthal 428 26 October 2003 Mildenberg 707 26 October 2003 Ribbeck 135 31 December 2001 Vogelsang 79 31 December 2001 Wesendorf 249 26 October 2003 Zabelsdorf 242 26 October 2003
Besides these Ortsteile (districts), there are several smaller inhabited places: Amt Mildenberg, Ausbau (District Ribbeck), Ausbau (Core city Zehdenick), Bergluch, Boddin, Burgwaller Försterei, Deutschboden, Eichholz, Försterei Blockhaus, Großenhof, Hammelstall, Hellberge, Karlshof, Lüthkeshof, Mahnhorst, Mutzer Plan, Neuhof, Osterne, Revierförsterei Wolfsgarten, Rieckesthal, Siedlung II, Wolfsgarten, Ziegelei, Ziegelei Abbau and Ziegelei Ausbau.
Demography
History Zehdenick was first mentioned in documentary on 28 December 1216. Zehdenick was at that time a fishing town. Ascanians built a castle here to protect against Pomeranians and Danes.
As a city, Zehdenick was first denoted in 1281.
Abbey Zehdenick is the site of the former Cistercian nunnery, Zehdenick Abbey.
Twin cities
Zehdenick is twinned with: Castrop-Rauxel, Germany Siemiatycze, Poland (since 10 March 2007)
Notable residents Paul Georg von Möllendorff (1847–1901), German linguist and diplomat in East Asia Marianne Grunthal (1896–1945), teacher, victim of the SS Karl Frenzel (1911–1996), SS-Oberscharführer, participant in the Action T4 and section commander in Sobibor extermination camp Sebastian Mielitz (born 1989), soccer player Sten Nadolny (born 1942), writer Günther Morbach (1927–2009), classical bass Josefine Preuß (born 1986), actress
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