Gollenberg
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For Gollenberg in the district of Birkenfeld, see Gollenberg, Rhineland-Palatinate.
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| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Havelland |
| Municipal assoc. | Rhinow |
| Mayor | Bernd Dahlmann (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 30.48 km² (11.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27 m (89 ft) |
| Population | 453 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 15 /km² (38 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | HVL |
| Postal code | 14728 |
| Area code | 033875 |
| Website | www.rhinow.de |
| Location of Gollenberg within Havelland district | |
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Gollenberg is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany consisting of Schönholz-Neuwerder, Stölln and Ohnewitz. The municipality is named after the Gollenberg near Stölln and was created December 31, 2002 when the municipalities of Schönholz-Neuwerder and Stölln were merged.
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[edit] Aviation
[edit] Otto Lilienthal
Aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896) crashed his glider here and died later.
[edit] Lady Agnes
On October 23, 1989, an Ilyushin Il-62 jet airliner was intentionally landed on the 900m short grass airfield of Stölln/Rhinow in a risky maneuver. The jet, donated by the GDR's airline Interflug and nick-named „Lady Agnes“ after Lilienthal's wife, is now used for weddings.
[edit] Air sport events at Stölln/Rhinow airfield
- The 23rd national youth gliding competition Bundesjugendvergleichsfliegen (not to be mixed with Junior Nationals) took place in Stölln/Rhinow in 2007.[1]
- The 2007 club championships in glider aerobatics "Salzmann Cup" took place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield.[2][3][4]
- Since 2004, the cross-country soaring competition "Cats Cradel Club Cup" takes place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield reguraly.[5]
- About 100 pilots participated in the fly-in for celebrating '100 years human flight' in May 1991.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Bundesjugendvergleichsfliegen 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
- ^ Official website of the 2007 Salzmann-Cup (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09
- ^ RBB tv-report "zibb" on 6 June 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09
- ^ Aerokurier August 2007, compare table of contents (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09
- ^ 2008 Cats Cradel Club Cup (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
- ^ Local aeroclub „Otto Lilienthal“ Stölln/Rhinow e. V.: History of Stölln/Rhinow Airfield (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
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