Rhinow

Rhinow is a town in the Havelland district (Landkreis), in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km north of Rathenow, and 22 km south of Kyritz. Rhinow is the administrative seat (Verwaltungssitz) of the Rhinow district (Amt).GeographyThe region lies on the southern edge of the Rhinluch and at the feet of the up to 110 Meter high Rhinower Mountains. The Rhin river flows west through the district into the Gülper See at the southwestern border. Federal highway 102 cuts through the area. Since 2003, the stretch between Rathenow and Neustadt is no longer served by public rail transit .Administrative divisionGreater Rhinow includes the village of Kietz.HistoryDuring the Third Reich, a famous sail plane school was founded in memory of Otto Lilienthal.City CouncilThe council of the city of Rhinow has 12 members with the following distribution by political party:FDP 6 seatsSPD 3 seatsCDU 2 seatsDie Linke 1 seat (As of elections held on September 28, 2008)