Falkenberg, Saxony-Anhalt

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Falkenberg is a municipality in the district of Stendal Altmärkische Wipe in Saxony- Anhalt, Germany.

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Geography

Falkenberg is a village with courtyards in single location in the Swipe between Seehausen ( Altmark) and Advertise (Elbe ).

History

The village was first mentioned in 1319 as Valkenberghe 1541 then with the current name form Falkenberg. The village was owned by a monastery in Braunschweig, until it came in 1683 as a fief to the family von Bülow.

Until 31 December 2009, Falkenberg was an independent municipality with the living quarters Biesehof and Shallun and belonged to the now defunct administrative community Seehausen (Altmark ) on.

Through a field amendment agreement, the municipal councils of the municipalities Falkenberg decided ( 19 January 2009 ), Lichterfelde ( 19 January 2009 ), Neukirchen (Altmark ) ( 9 January 2009 ) and Wendemark ( 16 January 2009 ) that their communities dissolved and merged into a new community with the name Altmärkische Wipe. This agreement was approved by the county as a lower municipal supervisory authority and entered into force on 1 January 2010.

Population Development

  • 31 December 2007: 254
  • 31 December 2008: 265

Policy

Mayor

The last mayor of the municipality of Falkenberg was Joachim Behrmann.

Attractions

  • Church building from the 12th century. The church has a mighty tower and is built partly of brick and partly of field stones. The bell tower has a bronze bell from 1686th
  • Plaque for Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow of Dennewitz to his birthplace, the village road 72

Economy and infrastructure

Through the village, the road connection from Seehausen (Altmark ) to Advertise (Elbe ). In Seehausen is a junction with the road 189 and State Road 190

The Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ operates a branch in Falkenberg.

Personalities: sons and daughters of the town

  • Friedrich Wilhelm Bulow of Dennewitz (1755-1816), Prussian general, victor in the battles of large berries and Dennewitzplatz (1813 )
  • Adam Heinrich Dietrich von Bülow (1757-1807), German military writer and publicist
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