Gollenberg
Gollenberg is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany consisting of Schönholz-Neuwerder, Stölln and Ohnewitz.
Gollenberg | |
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Location of Gollenberg within Havelland district  | |
  Gollenberg  Gollenberg | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′10″N 12°22′32″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Havelland |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhinow |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Wolfgang Nitsche[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.48 km2 (11.77 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 410 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 14728 |
| Dialling codes | 033875 |
| Vehicle registration | HVL |
| Website | www.rhinow.de |
History
The municipality is named after the Gollenberg near Stölln and was created December 31, 2002 when the municipalities of Schönholz-Neuwerder and Stölln were merged.
Demography
Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)
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Aviation
"Lady Agnes" Il-62 - Airport Stölln/Rhinow
"Lady Agnes" Il-62
Otto Lilienthal
Aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896) crashed his glider here and died later.
Lady Agnes
On October 23, 1989, an Ilyushin Il-62 jet airliner was intentionally landed on the 900m short grass airfield of Stölln/Rhinow in a risky maneuver. The jet, donated by the GDR's airline Interflug and nicknamed "Lady Agnes" after Lilienthal's wife,[4][5] is now used for weddings.[6]
Air sport events at Stölln/Rhinow airfield
- The 23rd national youth gliding competition Bundesjugendvergleichsfliegen (not to be mixed with Junior Nationals) took place in Stölln/Rhinow in 2007.[7]
- The 2007 club championships in glider aerobatics "Salzmann Cup" took place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield.[8][9][10]
- Since 2004, the cross-country soaring competition "Cats Cradle Club Cup" takes place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield regularly.[11]
- About 100 pilots participated in the fly-in for celebrating '100 years human flight' in May 1991.[12]
References
- Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
- Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
- "Příprava na šílené přistání. IL-62 bude doslova lízat vrcholky stromů". 6 November 2019.
- "Poslední přistání chtěli utajit. Přístroje se tak třásly, že nešly odečíst". 11 November 2019.
- "Remembering Germany's First Flying Man". The Economist. Archived from the original on 2 Mar 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- Bundesjugendvergleichsfliegen 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
- Official website of the 2007 Salzmann-Cup (in German) Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-02-09
- RBB tv-report "zibb" on 6 June 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09
- Aerokurier August 2007, compare table of contents (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09
- 2008 Cats Cradel Club Cup (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
- Local aeroclub „Otto Lilienthal“ Stölln/Rhinow e. V.: History of Stölln/Rhinow Airfield (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
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