Rhinow
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Rhinow | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Rhinow
within Havelland district  | |
 Location of Rhinow | |
  Rhinow  Rhinow | |
| Coordinates: 52°45′00″N 12°19′59″E / 52.75000°N 12.33306°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Havelland |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhinow |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Stefan Schneider[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.66 km2 (12.22 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,584 |
| • Density | 50.03/km2 (129.6/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 |
Rhinow (German: [ˈʁiːnoː] ⓘ) is a town in the Havelland district (Landkreis), in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km north of Rathenow, and 22 km south of Kyritz. Rhinow is the administrative seat (Verwaltungssitz) of the Rhinow district (Amt).
The region lies on the southern edge of the Rhinluch (Rhin moor) and at the feet of the up to 110 Meter high Rhinower Mountains. The Rhin river flows west through the district into the Gülper See at the southwestern border. Federal highway (Bundesstraße) 102 cuts through the area. Since 2003, the stretch between Rathenow and Neustadt (Dosse) is no longer served by public rail transit (Öffentlichen Personennahverkehr).
Administrative division
Greater Rhinow includes the village of Kietz.
History
During the Third Reich, a famous sail plane school was founded in memory of Otto Lilienthal.
Demography
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