Gollenberg is a municipality in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany consisting of Schönholz-Neuwerder, Stölln and Ohnewitz.
History
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.
Demography
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Aviation
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Otto Lilienthal
Aviation pioneer Otto Lilienthal (1848–1896) crashed his glider here and died later.
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 nicknamed "Lady Agnes" after Lilienthal's wife,[4][5] is now used for weddings.[6]
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.[7]
- The 2007 club championships in glider aerobatics "Salzmann Cup" took place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield.[8][9][10]
- Since 2004, the cross-country soaring competition "Cats Cradle Club Cup" takes place at Stölln/Rhinow airfield regularly.[11]
- About 100 pilots participated in the fly-in for celebrating '100 years human flight' in May 1991.[12]
References
- ^ Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "Příprava na šílené přistání. IL-62 bude doslova lízat vrcholky stromů". 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Poslední přistání chtěli utajit. Přístroje se tak třásly, že nešly odečíst". 11 November 2019.
- ^ "Remembering Germany's First Flying Man". The Economist. Archived from the original on 2 Mar 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ Bundesjugendvergleichsfliegen 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-03-14
- ^ Official website of the 2007 Salzmann-Cup (in German) Archived 2008-03-06 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-02-09
- ^ RBB tv-report "zibb" on 6 June 2007 (in German) - accessed 2008-02-09 [dead link ]
- ^ Aerokurier August 2007, compare table of contents (in German)[permanent dead link ] - 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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