Aumühle

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Aumühle
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Coat of arms of Aumühle
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Aumühle   is located in Germany
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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
Government
 • Mayor Dieter Giese
Area
 • 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:

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


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