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Wiesenburg (Mark)
Encyclopedia
Wiesenburg is a municipality
in the Potsdam-Mittelmark
district, in Brandenburg
, Germany
. It is situated 11 km west of Belzig
, and 46 km southwest of Brandenburg. It is located in the High Fläming Nature Park
.
These villages became districts (Ortsteile) of Wiesenburg/Mark:
Barbara Klembt (Left Party
) is mayor of Wiesenburg/Mark. In 2001 she was elected for an eight-year-term by the municipal council.
The municipal council has 26 members. The Left Party
and the Christian Democrats (CDU
) have 5 seats each, the Social Democrats (SPD
) and the Farmers Association have 4 seats each. The remaining seats went to small local groups.
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...
in the Potsdam-Mittelmark
Potsdam-Mittelmark
Potsdam-Mittelmark is a Kreis in the western part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are the district Havelland, the district free cities Brandenburg and Potsdam, the Bundesland Berlin, the district Teltow-Fläming, and the districts Wittenberg, Anhalt-Bitterfeld and Jerichower Land in...
district, in Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It is situated 11 km west of Belzig
Belzig
Bad Belzig, also known as Belzig, is a historic town in Brandenburg, Germany located about southwest of Berlin. It is the capital of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district.-Geography:...
, and 46 km southwest of Brandenburg. It is located in the High Fläming Nature Park
High Fläming Nature Park
High Fläming Nature Park is a 827 km² nature park in Potsdam-Mittelmark district in the German state Brandenburg. It is the third largest of 11 nature parks in the state of Brandenburg...
.
Geography
Since 200, when 14 surrounding villages voluntarily merged to form the free municipality Wiesenburg/Mark, it has an area of 218.19 km².These villages became districts (Ortsteile) of Wiesenburg/Mark:
- Benken
- Grubo
- Jeserig/Fläming
- Jeserigerhütten
- Kelpzig
- Lehnsdorf
- Medewitz
- Mützdorf
- Neuehütten
- Reetz
- Reetzerhütten
- Reppinichen
- Schlamau
- Wiesenburg
Politics
Left Party (Germany)
The Party of Democratic Socialism was a democratic socialist political party active in Germany from 1989 to 2007. It was the legal successor to the Socialist Unity Party , which ruled the German Democratic Republic until 1990. From 1990 through to 2005, the PDS had been seen as the left-wing...
) is mayor of Wiesenburg/Mark. In 2001 she was elected for an eight-year-term by the municipal council.
The municipal council has 26 members. The Left Party
Left Party (Germany)
The Party of Democratic Socialism was a democratic socialist political party active in Germany from 1989 to 2007. It was the legal successor to the Socialist Unity Party , which ruled the German Democratic Republic until 1990. From 1990 through to 2005, the PDS had been seen as the left-wing...
and the Christian Democrats (CDU
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
) have 5 seats each, the Social Democrats (SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
) and the Farmers Association have 4 seats each. The remaining seats went to small local groups.