Wiesenburg

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Location of Wiesenburg within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
Wiesenburg
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Potsdam-Mittelmark
Mayor	Barbara Klembt (Left)
Basic statistics
Area	218.20 km² (84.2 sq mi)
Elevation	167 m (548 ft)
Population	5,130 (30/06/2006)
- Density	24 /km² (61 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PM
Postal code	14827
Area code	033849
Website	www.wiesenburgmark.de
Coordinates: 52°07′00″N 12°26′59″E / 52.116667, 12.44972

Wiesenburg (official name: Wiesenburg/Mark) is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 11 km west of Belzig, and 46 km southwest of Brandenburg. It is located in the High Fläming Nature Park.

1 Geography
2 Politics
3 Places of Interest
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Since 200, when 14 surrounding villages voluntarily merged to form the free municipality Wiesenburg/Mark, it has an area of 218.19 km².

These villages became districts (Ortsteile) of Wiesenburg/Mark:

Benken
Grubo
Jeserig/Fläming
Jeserigerhütten
Kelpzig
Lehnsdorf
Medewitz
Mützdorf
Neuehütten
Reetz
Reetzerhütten
Reppinichen
Schlamau
Wiesenburg

[edit] Politics

Wiesenburg Castle

Barbara Klembt (Left Party) is mayor of Wiesenburg/Mark. In 2001 she was elected for an eight-year-term by the municipal council.

The municipal council has 26 members. The Left Party and the Christian Democrats (CDU) have 5 seats each, the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Farmers Association have 4 seats each. The remaining seats went to small local groups.

[edit] Places of Interest

Main attractions are Wiesenburg Palace, a medieval castle that has been partially transformed into a neo-renaissance palace and its park.

[edit] External links

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Wiesenburg

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Potsdam-Mittelmark

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