Dannenberg (Elbe)

Dannenberg (Elbe)
Dannenberg (Elbe)
Location of the town of Dannenberg (Elbe) within Lüchow-Dannenberg district
Coordinates	53°05′N 11°05′E / 53.08333°N 11.08333°E / 53.08333; 11.08333Coordinates: 53°05′N 11°05′E / 53.08333°N 11.08333°E / 53.08333; 11.08333
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Lower Saxony
District	Lüchow-Dannenberg
Municipal assoc.	Elbtalaue
Mayor	Günther Voß (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	76.31 km2 (29.46 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m  (46 ft)
Population	8,147 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	107 /km2 (277 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	DAN
Postal code	29451
Area code	05861

Old city hall of Dannenberg

Dannenberg is a town in the district Lüchow-Dannenberg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated near the river Elbe, approx. 30 km north of Salzwedel, and 50 km south-east of Lüneburg. Dannenberg has a population of 8,497 inhabitants (June 2005).

Dannenberg is located on the German Framework Road.

It is the seat of the Samtgemeinde ("collective municipality") Elbtalaue.

The actual history of the town began with the construction of the castle (first mentioned in 1153) during the rule of Volrad I, Count of Dannenberg (1153–1169), who had been given the task of settling and securing the territory by Duke Henry the Lion.

The Polabian Names for Dannenberg are Weidars and Woikam.

People

• Harry Bresslau, a Jewish historian
• Augustin Gottfried Ludwig Lentin, writer and translator of works on chemistry and metallurgy

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerungsfortschreibung" (in German). Landesbetrieb für Statistik und Kommunikationstechnologie Niedersachsen. 31 December 2009. http://www1.nls.niedersachsen.de/statistik/html/parametereingabe.asp?DT=K1000014&CM=Bev%F6lkerungsfortschreibung. 

External links

• Official Webpage