Zehdenick

Geschichte

Zehdenick is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, 26km southeast of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 51km north of Berlin (centre).SubdivisionZehdenick includes the following villages: Badingen , 705 inhabitants Bergsdorf, 509 inhabitants Burgwall, 263 inhabitants Kappe, 195 inhabitants Klein-Mutz, 551 inhabitants Krewelin, 324 inhabitants Kurtschlag, 320 inhabitants Marienthal, 462 inhabitants Mildenberg, 832 inhabitants Neuhof Ribbeck, 167 inhabitants Vogelsang 104 inhabitants Wesendorf, 265 inhabitants Zabelsdorf, 291 inhabitantsDemographyAbbeyZehdenick is the site of the former Cistercian nunnery, Zehdenick Abbey.International relationsZehdenick is twinned with: Siemiatycze, PolandNotable residents Paul Georg von Möllendorff (1847–1901), German linguist and diplomat in East Asia Marianne Grunthal (1896–1945), teacher, victim of the SS Karl Frenzel (1911–1996), SS-Oberscharführer, participant in the Action T4 and section commander in Sobibor extermination camp Sebastian Mielitz (born 1989), soccer player Sten Nadolny (born 1942), writer Josefine Preuß (born 1986), actress