Aumühle
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Location of Aumühle within Herzogtum Lauenburg district
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Country | Germany | |
State | Schleswig-Holstein | |
District | Herzogtum Lauenburg | |
Municipal assoc. | Hohe Elbgeest | |
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• Mayor | Dieter Giese | |
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• Total | 3.47 km2 (1.34 sq mi) | |
Population (2013-12-31)[1] | ||
• Total | 3,184 | |
• Density | 920/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
Postal codes | 21521 | |
Dialling codes | 04104 | |
Vehicle registration | RZ | |
Website | Official website |
Aumühle is a German municipality in Schleswig-Holstein, about 21 km east of Hamburg.
Geography
Aumühle lies on the river Bille in the Sachsenwald, the largest forest in Schleswig-Holstein.
History
In 1350 Aumühle was first recorded as "Au-Mühle" (Mill on the Au).
In 1871 Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany gave the Sachsenwald to Otto von Bismarck in recognition of his services to Germany.
In 1884 a train stop "Aumühle" on the railroad Hamburg-Berlin was created, the construction of a train station started in 1909. Friedrichsruh station in neighbouring Friedrichsruh was opened in 1846, and was later often used by Otto von Bismarck.
Karl Dönitz, last President of Nazi-Germany, moved to Aumühle after his release from Spandau Prison in 1956. He remained there until his death.
Transport
Aumühle is the eastern terminus station on Hamburg S-Bahn line S21.
Twin towns
Aumühle is twinned with:
- Mortagne-sur-Sèvre France
- Sleen, today a part of Coevorden, Netherlands
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- (German) Aumühle official website
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