Velten
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
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Velten (German pronunciation: [ˈfɛltn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the Oberhavel district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km southwest of Oranienburg, and 24 km northwest of Berlin.
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Location of Velten
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| Coordinates: 52°41′N 13°11′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oberhavel |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Ines Hübner[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 23.36 km2 (9.02 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 12,733 |
| • Density | 545.1/km2 (1,412/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 16727 |
| Dialling codes | 03304 |
| Vehicle registration | OHV |
| Website | www.Velten.de |
History
In 1905 Velten had 38 stove factories that delivered 100,000 tiled stoves to Berlin, making Velten Germany's biggest stove-manufacturer.
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)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
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Personality
- Erna Gersinski (1896-1964), resistance fighter against Nazism, lived in Velten.
- Martin Männel (born 1988), soccer goalkeeper, played between his eighth and fourteenth year at SC Oberhavel Velten.
- Emma Ihrer (1857–1911), trade unionist, lived from 1887 to 1894 in Velten
