Cumlosen

Cumlosen
Cumlosen
Location of Cumlosen within Prignitz district
Coordinates	53°01′59″N 11°40′0″E / 53.03306°N 11.666667°E / 53.03306; 11.666667Coordinates: 53°01′59″N 11°40′0″E / 53.03306°N 11.666667°E / 53.03306; 11.666667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Municipal assoc.	Lenzen-Elbtalaue
Local subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Mayor	Harald Pohle (UBC)
Basic statistics
Area	21.85 km2 (8.44 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m  (66 ft)
Population	809 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	37 /km2 (96 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PR
Postal code	19322
Area code	038794
Website	www.cumlosen.de

The church

Cumlosen is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

Between 1945 and 1990 Cumlosen served as East German inner German border crossing for inland navigation on the Elbe. The crossing was open for freight vessels navigating between Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the British zone of occupation (till 1949) and thereafter the West German Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations and that between West Germany and West Berlin was subject to the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972).

References

1. ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf.