Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the town.
Geography
The municipality is located in the Altmark region and on the southern bank of the Arendsee lake, the largest and deepest natural lake in Saxony-Anhalt.
Subdivisions
The town Arendsee consists of Arendsee proper (including the Ortsteile Genzien and Gestien) and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:Hauptsatzung der Stadt Arendsee (Altmark), 21 January 2020.
Binde (incl. Ritzleben) Fleetmark (incl. Lüge, Molitz, Störpke) Höwisch Kaulitz Kerkau (incl. Lübbars) Kläden (incl. Kraatz) Kleinau (incl. Dessau, Lohne) Leppin (incl. Harpe, Zehren) Mechau Neulingen Rademin (incl. Ladekath) Sanne-Kerkuhn (Sanne and Kerkuhn) Schrampe (incl. Zießau) Thielbeer (incl. Zühlen) Vissum (incl. Kassuhn, Schernikau) Ziemendorf
History
The locality and the lake were first mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals in 822.
In 1184 Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg founded a Benedictine nunnery in Arendsee while the then competent Prince-Bishop of Verden, Tammo (d. 1188), endowed it with estates.
The former municipalities Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kläden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer and Ziemendorf were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2010.Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2010, Statistisches Bundesamt The former municipalities Fleetmark, Mechau, Rademin and Vissum were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2011.Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2011, Statistisches Bundesamt
Population development Year Inhabitants1964 10.9631971 10.8021981 9.4011990 8.5972000 8.2232010 7.381 Year Inhabitants2011 7.2372012 7.1762013 7.0562014 7.0232015 6.929 1964–1981 census results, from 2011: 2011 European Union census
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