Gransee

      Gransee
      City gate
      City gate
      Coat of arms of Gransee
      Gransee is located in Germany
      Gransee
      Coordinates 53°00′25″N 13°09′31″E / 53.00694°N 13.15861°E / 53.00694; 13.15861Coordinates: 53°00′25″N 13°09′31″E / 53.00694°N 13.15861°E / 53.00694; 13.15861
      Administration
      Country Germany
      State Brandenburg
      District Oberhavel
      Municipal assoc. Gransee und Gemeinden
      Local subdivisions 13 districts
      Mayor Wilfried Hanke (SPD)
      Basic statistics
      Area 121.15 km2 (46.78 sq mi)
      Elevation 55 m  (180 ft)
      Population 5,951 (31 December 2011)[1]
       - Density 49 /km2 (127 /sq mi)
      Other information
      Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
      Licence plate OHV
      Postal code 16775
      Area code 03306
      Website www.gransee.de

      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 was assigned the IATA airport code ODEG and is one of the major drop zones in the vicinity of Berlin.

      Photogallery

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      Last modified on 4 April 2013, at 18:51