Stechow-Ferchesar

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	Coordinates: 52 ° 39 '  N , 12 ° 27'  E
Basic data
State :	Brandenburg
County :	Havelland
Office :	Nennhausen
Height :	35 m above sea level NHN
Area :	51.22 km 2
Residents:	894 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	17 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	14715
Area code :	033874
License plate :	HVL, NAU, RN
Community key :	12 0 63 293
Community structure:	3 districts
Office administration address:	Fouqué-Platz 3 14715 Nennhausen
Website :	www.stechow-ferchesar.info
Mayor :	Michael Spieck
Location of the municipality of Stechow-Ferchesar in the Havelland district

Stechow-Ferchesar is a municipality in the Brandenburg district of Havelland . It belongs to the office of Nennhausen with its seat in Nennhausen .

geography

Stechow-Ferchesar is located approx. 10 km northeast of Rathenow , approx. 62 km west of Berlin-Spandau and south of the Great Havelland main canal . The district of Ferchesar is located on the Havelsee Hohennauener-Ferchesarer See , where the Ferchesar marina is located. The region around Ferchesar-Stechow is very rich in forests and lakes. The district of Ferchesar itself is at the end of the Hohennauener-Ferchesarer See. Other lakes in the immediate vicinity include the Fennsee , Trintsee and Lochower See .

Hohennauener-Ferchesarer See

Entrance to Ferchesar

Neighboring places

The following communities border on Stechow-Ferchesar (clockwise, starting from the north): Kleßen-Görne , Kotzen , Nennhausen , Rathenow and Seeblick .

Community structure

According to its main statute, the districts belong to the municipality

• Ferchesar
• Stechow

and the parish part

• Lochow .

There is also the living space

• Tegeland

history

The district Ferchesar was first mentioned in 1438 and the district Stechow in 1375. The name of Ferchesar is derived from Ferch am See . It was the seat of the Countess von Bredow. Ferchsar has been a resort since the beginning of the 19th century and was called the pearl of the Havelland .

Stechow and Ferchesar belonged to the Westhavelland district in the Prussian province of Brandenburg since 1817 and to the Rathenow district in the GDR district of Potsdam from 1952 . Since 1993, the places have been in the Havelland district in Brandenburg. The current community was created on December 31, 2002 from the voluntary amalgamation of the previously independent communities Ferchesar and Stechow.

Population development

year	Stechow	Ferchesar		year	Stechow- Ferchesar		year	Stechow- Ferchesar
1875	464	406		2002	911		2015	895
1910	485	357		2005	939		2016	911
1939	542	358		2010	916		2017	905
1946	801	476		2011	904		2018	898
1950	750	447		2012	894		2019	894
1971	520	314		2013	877
1990	465	325		2014	883
1995	463	326
2000	545	348
2001	557	335

Territory of the respective year, number of inhabitants: as of December 31 (from 1991), from 2011 based on the 2011 census

politics

Community representation

The municipal council of Stechow-Ferchesar consists of ten municipal representatives and the honorary mayor. The local election on May 26, 2019 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Voter group	Seats
Independent group of voters Stechow	6th
Free voters Ferchesar	4th

mayor

• 2003–2014: Wolfgang Wergwerth
• since 2014: Michael Spieck (independent voter group Stechow)

In the mayoral election on May 26, 2019, Spieck was elected unopposed with 82.9% of the valid votes for a term of five years.

Attractions

Protestant village church in Ferchesar

Village street in Ferchesar with ancient trees and church

Half-timbered houses and tourist attractions

In the list of architectural monuments in Stechow-Ferchesar are the monuments entered in the list of monuments of the state of Brandenburg.

Other attractions are:

• Hohennauener-Ferchesarer See
• Half-timbered houses from the 17th century
• Half-timbered village church in Ferchesar from 1735, late Gothic winged altar from the 2nd half of the 15th century, pulpit altar from 1788 and late Gothic Fünte , nave extended westward in 1906 and onion dome with lantern added in the process
• Ancient linden and chestnut trees on the village street and church
• Village church in Stechow as a Gothic hall building from the 13th century, renovated in 1731 with a tower made of half-timbering under a baroque hood , altar structure with crucifixion painting and as plastic figures Jesus with two angels as a symbol of the resurrection from 1736.

The natural monuments are recorded in the list of natural monuments in Stechow-Ferchesar .

traffic

The B 188 between Rathenow and Friesack and the state road L 982 to Nennhausen lead through the district of Stechow .

The nearest train station is Nennhausen on the Berlin – Lehrte railway line . It is served by the RE 4 regional express ( Rathenow - Berlin - Jüterbog ). From April 2, 1900 to 1945, the small train from Rathenow to Paulinenaue , the " Stille Pauline ", ran through the district of Stechow and had a stop here.

The Stechow-Ferchesar airfield , a special Category III landing field, is located in the municipality .

Personalities

• Clara Schuch (1879–1936), politician ( SPD ), member of the Reichstag 1920–1933, born in Stechow
• Ilse von Bredow (1922-2014), writer, grew up in Lochow
• Christoph von Bredow (1930–2016), politician ( CDU ), 1990–1994 member of the state parliament in Lower Saxony , born in Stechow

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. ↑ Main statute of the community of Stechow-Ferchesar
3. ^ Service portal of the state administration Brandenburg. Stechow-Ferchesar community
4. ↑ see StBA: Changes in the municipalities of Germany, see 2002 and ABl. Brandenburg No. 38/2002 (PDF; 153 kB) p. 838
5. ^ Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. District Havelland . Pp. 22-25
6. ↑ Population in the state of Brandenburg from 1991 to 2015 according to independent cities, districts and municipalities , Table 7
7. ^ 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)
8. ^ Result of the local election on May 26, 2019
9. ↑ Local elections October 26, 2003. Mayoral elections , p. 25
10. ^ Result of the mayoral election on May 25, 2014
11. ↑ Section 73 of the Brandenburg Local Election Act
12. ^ Result of the mayoral election on May 26, 2019

Web links

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