Gollenberg

Gollenberg
Municipality
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Location of Gollenberg within Havelland district
Interactive map of Gollenberg
Gollenberg is located in Germany
Gollenberg
Gollenberg
Location within Germany
Gollenberg is located in Brandenburg
Gollenberg
Gollenberg
Location within Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°45′10″N 12°22′32″E / 52.75278°N 12.37556°E / 52.75278; 12.37556
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictHavelland
Municipal assoc.Rhinow
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29)Wolfgang Heinze (FDP)
Area
 • Total
30.51 km2 (11.78 sq mi)
Elevation
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
387
 • Density12.7/km2 (32.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
14728
Dialling codes033875
Vehicle registrationHVL
Websitewww.rhinow.de
Gollenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈɡɔlənbɛʁk]) is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany consisting of Schönholz-Neuwerder, Stölln and Ohnewitz.

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)

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, is now used for weddings.

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.
  • The 2007 club championships in glider aerobatics "Salzmann Cup" took place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield.
  • Since 2004, the cross-country soaring competition "Cats Cradle Club Cup" takes place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield regularly.
  • About 100 pilots participated in the fly-in for celebrating '100 years human flight' in May 1991.

References

  1. ↑ Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2025 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2022)" (XLS). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
  3. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
  4. ↑ "Příprava na šílené přistání. IL-62 bude doslova lízat vrcholky stromů". 6 November 2019.
  5. ↑ "Poslední přistání chtěli utajit. Přístroje se tak třásly, že nešly odečíst". 11 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Remembering Germany's First Flying Man". The Economist. Archived from the original on 2 Mar 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  7. ↑ Bundesjugendvergleichsfliegen 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
  8. ↑ Official website of the 2007 Salzmann-Cup (in German) Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-02-09
  9. ↑ RBB tv-report "zibb" on 6 June 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09 [dead link]
  10. ↑ Aerokurier August 2007, compare table of contents (in German)[permanent dead link] - accessed 2008-02-09
  11. ↑ 2008 Cats Cradel Club Cup (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
  12. ↑ Local aeroclub „Otto Lilienthal“ Stölln/Rhinow e. V.: History of Stölln/Rhinow Airfield (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14