Rabenstein / Fläming

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 2 ′  N , 12 ° 38 ′  E
Basic data
State :	Brandenburg
County :	Potsdam-Mittelmark
Office :	Niemegk
Height :	119 m above sea level NHN
Area :	79.18 km 2
Residents:	801 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	10 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	14823
Primaries :	033843, 033848
License plate :	PM
Community key :	12 0 69 485
Community structure:	6 districts
Office administration address:	Großstrasse 6 14823 Niemegk
Website :	www.amt-niemegk.de
Mayor :	Siegfried Frenzel
Location of the municipality of Rabenstein / Fläming in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district

The municipality of Rabenstein / Fläming is located in the Niemegk district in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district ( Brandenburg ).

geography

Rabenstein / Fläming is located in the upper valley of the Plane and in its headwaters. There are several nature reserves in the municipality, which lies entirely in the Hoher Fläming Nature Park .

Community structure

The municipality of Rabenstein has the following districts and municipalities:

• Buchholz b. Niemegk
• Garrey (with the districts of Wüstemark and Zixdorf )
• Great Marzehns
• Little Marzehns
• Ravens
• Rädigke (with the Neuendorf part of the municipality)

There is also the Rabenstein residential area.

history

The current districts of the municipality belonged to the Zauch-Belzig district in the Prussian province of Brandenburg since 1817 and to the Belzig district in the GDR district of Potsdam from 1952 . Since 1993 they have been in the Brandenburg district of Potsdam-Mittelmark.

The community was created on July 1, 2002 from the voluntary amalgamation of the previously independent communities of Buchholz bei Niemegk, Garrey, Groß Marzehns, Klein Marzehns, Raben and Rädigke.

Population development

year Residents 2002 996 2003 966 2004 953

year Residents 2005 933 2006 902 2007 913 2008 885 2009 870

year Residents 2010 856 2011 860 2012 855 2013 838 2014 842

year Residents 2015 820 2016 802 2017 815 2018 816 2019 801

Territory of the respective year, number of inhabitants: as of December 31, from 2011 based on the 2011 census

politics

Community representation

The community council of Rabenstein / Fläming consists of ten community representatives and the honorary mayor. The local election on May 26, 2019 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Voter group	Seats
Voting group Rabenstein	7th
Free citizens and farmers	2
Garrey voter group	1

mayor

• 2003-2014: Karl-Heinz Aust
• 2014–2019: Ralf Rafelt
• since 2019: Siegfried Frenzel

In the mayoral election on May 26, 2019, Frenzel was elected with 88.3% of the valid votes for a term of five years without a candidate.

Attractions

Rabenstein Castle

Field stone church in Zixdorf

The main attractions in Rabenstein / Fläming are in the Raben district of Rabenstein Castle , the nature park center of the High Fläming "Old Distillery" and the so-called million bridge between Raben, Rädigke and Klein Marzehns. There are also medieval stone churches in several districts , for example the village church of Rädigke .

In the list of architectural monuments in Rabenstein / Fläming and in the list of ground monuments in Rabenstein / Fläming are the cultural monuments entered in the list of monuments of the state of Brandenburg.

traffic

Rabenstein is on the L 83 regional roads between Niemegk and Lutherstadt Wittenberg and the L 84 to Wiesenburg . The A 9 Berlin-Munich runs through the municipality with the Klein Marzehns junction .

The European cycle route R1 , the Tour Brandenburg and the European long-distance hiking route E 11 lead through the municipality .

Personalities

• Heidemarie Wycisk (* 1949), track and field athlete, born in Groß Marzehns

literature

• Raben, a village in Hohen Fläming. Contributions to the chronicle, collected by Raben local chronicles in 2007. Editor: Rabenstein / Fläming community

Web links

Commons : Rabenstein  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Wikivoyage: Rabenstein / Fläming  - travel guide

• Evangelical village church in Klein Marzehns
• Report about Garrey in the RBB program Landschleicher on February 19, 2012
• Report about Groß Marzehns in the RBB program Landschleicher on December 6, 2009
• Report about ravens in the RBB program Landschleicher from April 2, 1995

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population in the State of Brandenburg according to municipalities, offices and municipalities not subject to official registration on December 31, 2019 (XLSX file; 223 KB) (updated official population figures) ( help on this ).
2. ^ Service portal of the state administration Brandenburg. Rabenstein / Fläming community
3. ↑ StBA: Changes in the municipalities in Germany, see 2002
4. ^ Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark . Pp. 26-29
5. ↑ Population in the state of Brandenburg from 1991 to 2017 according to independent cities, districts and municipalities , Table 7
6. ^ Office for Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg (Ed.): Statistical report AI 7, A II 3, A III 3. Population development and population status in the state of Brandenburg (respective editions of the month of December)
7. ^ Result of the local election on May 26, 2019
8. ↑ Local elections October 26, 2003. Mayoral elections , p. 30
9. ^ Result of the mayoral election on May 25, 2014
10. ↑ Brandenburg Local Election Act, Section 73 (1)
11. ^ Result of the mayoral election on May 26, 2019