Arendsee
# Arendsee

Arendsee (German pronunciation:) is a town in the Altmarkkreis Salzwedel, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is named after the lake Arendsee, located north of the town.

## Geography

The municipality is located in the Altmark region and on the southern bank of the Arendsee lake, the largest and deepest natural lake in Saxony-Anhalt.

### Subdivisions

The town Arendsee consists of Arendsee proper (including the Ortsteile Genzien and Gestien) and the following Ortschaften or municipal divisions:

* Binde (incl. Ritzleben)
* Fleetmark (incl. Lüge, Molitz, Störpke)
* Höwisch
* Kaulitz
* Kerkau (incl. Lübbars)
* Kläden (incl. Kraatz)
* Kleinau (incl. Dessau, Lohne)
* Leppin (incl. Harpe, Zehren)
* Mechau
* Neulingen
* Rademin (incl. Ladekath)
* Sanne-Kerkuhn (Sanne and Kerkuhn)
* Schrampe (incl. Zießau)
* Thielbeer (incl. Zühlen)
* Vissum (incl. Kassuhn, Schernikau)
* Ziemendorf

## History

The locality and the lake were first mentioned in the Royal Frankish Annals in 822.

In 1184 Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg founded a Benedictine nunnery in Arendsee while the then competent Prince-Bishop of Verden, Tammo (d. 1188), endowed it with estates.

The former municipalities Binde, Höwisch, Kaulitz, Kerkau, Kläden, Kleinau, Leppin, Neulingen, Sanne-Kerkuhn, Schrampe, Thielbeer and Ziemendorf were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2010. The former municipalities Fleetmark, Mechau, Rademin and Vissum were merged into Arendsee on 1 January 2011.

## Population development

| Year | Inhabitants |
| - | - |
| 1964 | 10.963 |
| 1971 | 10.802 |
| 1981 | 9.401 |
| 1990 | 8.597 |
| 2000 | 8.223 |
| 2010 | 7.381 |
| Year | Inhabitants |
| 2011 | 7.237 |
| 2012 | 7.176 |
| 2013 | 7.056 |
| 2014 | 7.023 |
| 2015 | 6.929 |

1964–1981 census results, from 2011: 2011 European Union census

