Gransee

Gransee
Municipality
City gate
City gate
Coat of arms of Gransee
Coat of arms
Location of Gransee within Oberhavel district
Fürstenberg/HavelZehdenickLiebenwaldeOranienburgMühlenbecker LandGlienicke/NordbahnBirkenwerderHohen NeuendorfHohen NeuendorfHennigsdorfLeegebruchVeltenOberkrämerKremmenLöwenberger LandGranseeGranseeSchönermarkSonnenbergGroßwoltersdorfStechlinGroßwoltersdorfBerlinMecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern
Gransee is located in Germany
Gransee
Gransee
Gransee is located in Brandenburg
Gransee
Gransee
Coordinates: 53°00′25″N 13°09′31″E / 53.00694°N 13.15861°E / 53.00694; 13.15861
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberhavel
Municipal assoc.Gransee und Gemeinden
Subdivisions13 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Andreas Hirtzel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
121.15 km2 (46.78 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
6,046
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16775
Dialling codes03306
Vehicle registrationOHV
Websitewww.gransee.de

Gransee (German pronunciation: ['ɡranzeː])[3] is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin. An important monument in the centre of town is the cast-iron and stone Memorial to Queen Luise (Luisendenkmal), which was designed by the German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neo-gothic style.

A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major drop zones in the vicinity of Berlin.

  1. ^ Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Duden - Das Aussprachewörterbuch, 7. Auflage (German), Dudenverlag, ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4