Aumühle
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This article concerns itself with the municipality Aumühle in northern Germany. Aumühle is also a neighbourhood in Frauenfeld, Switzerland.
| Aumühle | |
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Schleswig-Holstein |
| District | Herzogtum Lauenburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Hohe Elbgeest |
| Mayor | Dieter Giese |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 3.47 km² (1.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population | 3,088 (30/06/2005) |
| - Density | 890 /km² (2,305 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | RZ |
| Postal code | 21521 |
| Area code | 04104 |
| Website | www.aumuehle.de |
Aumühle is a municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, about 21 km east of Hamburg.
[edit] Geography
Aumühle lies in the Sachsenwald, the largest forest in Schleswig-Holstein.
[edit] History
In 1350 Aumühle was first recorded as "Au-Mühle" (Mill on the black Au).
In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany gave the Sachsenwald to Otto von Bismarck in recognition of his services to Germany.
In 1884 a train stop "Aumühle" on the railroad Hamburg-Berlin was created, the construction of a train station started in 1909. Neighboring Friedrichsruh already had a train station in 1850, which was commonly used by Otto von Bismarck.
Karl Dönitz, a convicted war criminal, moved to Aumühle after his release from Spandau Prison in 1956. He remained there until his death.
[edit] Twin towns
Aumühle is twinned with:
Mortagne-sur-Sèvre France
Sleen, today a part of Coevorden, Netherlands
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