Cumlosen

Cumlosen
Cumlosen
Location of Cumlosen within Prignitz district
Coordinates: 53°01′59″N 11°40′00″E / 53.03306°N 11.66667°ECoordinates: 53°01′59″N 11°40′00″E / 53.03306°N 11.66667°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Municipal assoc.	Lenzen-Elbtalaue
Government
• Mayor	Harald Pohle (UBC)
Area
• Total	21.85 km^2 (8.44 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	734
• Density	34/km^2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	19322
Dialling codes	038794
Vehicle registration	PR
Website	www.cumlosen.de

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Cumlosen is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

Between 1945 and 1990 Cumlosen served as East German inner German border crossing for inland navigation on the Elbe. The crossing was open for freight vessels navigating between Czechoslovakia, the Soviet Zone of occupation in Germany (till 1949, thereafter the East German Democratic Republic, or West Berlin and the British zone of occupation (till 1949) and thereafter the West German Federal Republic of Germany. The traffic was subject to the Interzonal traffic regulations and that between West Germany and West Berlin was subject to the special regulations of the Transit Agreement (1972).

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.