Arendsee () is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the town.
Geography
left|thumb|200px|Arendsee
thumb|199px|Monastery church
The municipality is located in the Altmark region and on the southern bank of the Arendsee lake, the largest and deepest natural lake in Saxony-Anhalt.
Subdivisions
The town Arendsee consists of Arendsee proper (including the Ortsteile Genzien and Gestien) and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:
- Binde (incl. Ritzleben)
- Fleetmark (incl. Lüge, Molitz, Störpke)
- Höwisch
- Kaulitz
- Kerkau (incl. Lübbars)
- Kläden (incl. Kraatz)
- Kleinau (incl. Dessau, Lohne)
- Leppin (incl. Harpe, Zehren)
- Mechau
- Neulingen
- Rademin (incl. Ladekath)
- Sanne-Kerkuhn (Sanne and Kerkuhn)
- Schrampe (incl. Zießau)
- Thielbeer (incl. Zühlen)
- Vissum (incl. Kassuhn, Schernikau)
- Ziemendorf
History
The locality and the lake were first mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals in 822.
In 1184 Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg founded a Benedictine nunnery in Arendsee while the then competent Prince-Bishop of Verden, Tammo (d. 1188), endowed it with estates.
The former municipalities Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kläden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer and Ziemendorf were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2010. The former municipalities Fleetmark, Mechau, Rademin and Vissum were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2011.
Population development
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! style="background:#DFEFEF;"| Inhabitants
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|1964 || 10.963
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|1971 || 10.802
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|1981 || 9.401
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|1990 || 8.597
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|2000 || 8.223
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|2010 || 7.381
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! style="background:#DFEFEF;"| Year
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|2011 || 7.237
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|2012 || 7.176
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|2013 || 7.056
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|2014 || 7.023
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|style="background:#DFEFEF;"|2015 || 6.929
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<small>1964–1981 census results, from 2011: 2011 European Union census</small>