| Lenzen | |
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  Lenzen
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
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| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Prignitz |
| Municipal assoc. | Lenzen-Elbtalaue |
| Town subdivisions | 9 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Christian Steinkopf (CDU) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 95.75 km2 (36.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
| Population | 2,554 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 27 /km2 (69 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | PR |
| Postal code | 19309 |
| Area code | 038792 |
| Website | www.lenzenelbe.de |
| Location of the town of Lenzen within Prignitz district | |
_in_PR.png) Coordinates: 53°05′28″N 11°28′24″E / 53.09111°N 11.47333°E |
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Lenzen is a small town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is part of the Amt Lenzen-Elbtalaue. Lenzen is situated near the Elbe, approx. 20 km northwest of Wittenberge. It was the scene of an early victory by the Germans over the Wends in 929. Frederick Count of Zollern confiscated it from the von Quitzow family in 1420 for their part in the uprising of the Wendish nobility, and mortgaged it to Otto von Blumenthal. He redeemed the mortgage and restored the von Quitzows in 1422.
Another Lenzen is an Old Prussian site in (former) East-Prussia near the Baltic Sea.
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