Gransee () is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin. An important monument in the centre of town is the cast-iron and stone Memorial to Queen Luise (Luisendenkmal), which was designed by the German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neo-gothic style.
A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major drop zones in the vicinity of Berlin.
Demography
Local council The local council has 19 members: Christian Democratic Union: 5 seats Social Democratic Party of Germany: 5 seats The Left: 3 seats Voters association Gransee: 3 seats Voters association Citizens for Gransee: 2 seats Mayor: 1 seat Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014
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People Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer Emma Trosse (1863-1949), German teacher and poet Maria Emelie Snethlage (1868-1929), German-born Brazilian naturalist and ornithologist who worked on the bird fauna of the Amazon Heinz Barth (1920-2007), Waffen-SS officer and convicted war criminal responsible for the Oradour-sur-Glane massacre
See also Battle of Gransee (1316) Gransee und Gemeinden
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