Gransee () is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin.
An important monument in the centre of town is the cast-iron and stone Memorial to Queen Luise (Luisendenkmal), which was designed by the German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neo-gothic style.
A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major in the vicinity of Berlin.
Demography
Local council
The local council has 19 members:
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Christian Democratic Union: 5 seats
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Social Democratic Party of Germany: 5 seats
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The Left: 3 seats
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Voters association Gransee: 3 seats
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Voters association Citizens for Gransee: 2 seats
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Mayor: 1 seat
Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014
Photogallery
File:Gransee_Wartturm.jpg|Watch tower
File:St_marien_gransee.jpg|St. Mary's Church in Gransee
File:Altluedersdorf_church.jpg|Church in Altlüdersdorf
File:Dannenwalde_church_SW.jpg|Church in Dannenwalde
File:Seilershof_Luise_memorial.jpg|Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof
File:Gransee_Meseberg_Schloss.jpg|Meseberg palace
File:Wentow_Gutshaus.jpg|Manor in Wentow
File:Dannenwalde_manor.jpg|Manor in Dannenwalde
File:Dannenwalde_manor_2012.jpg|Manor in Dannenwalde
People
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Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer
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Emma Trosse (1863-1949), German teacher and poet
See also
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Battle of Gransee (1316)
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Gransee und Gemeinden
