Berkenbrück

Berkenbrück is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Berkenbrück
Municipality
Bürgerhaus Berkenbrück
Coat of arms
Location of Berkenbrück within Oder-Spree district
Berkenbrück Show map of Germany Berkenbrück Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°21′00″N 14°09′00″E / 52.35000°N 14.15000°E / 52.35000; 14.15000
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Municipal assoc.	Odervorland
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Andy Brümmer^[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	17.71 km^2 (6.84 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)^[2]
• Total	1,051
• Density	59/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15518
Dialling codes	033634
Vehicle registration	LOS
Website	www.berkenbrueck-spree.de

History

From 1815 to 1947, Berkenbrück was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.

Personalities

 

Hans Fallada in 1943 by Erich Ohser

• Hans Fallada (1893-1947), author, lived from 1932 to 1933 in Berkenbrück-Roterkrug

Demography

 

Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

Berkenbrück: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 417 —     1890 481 +0.96% 1910 597 +1.09% 1925 806 +2.02% 1933 884 +1.16% 1939 1,033 +2.63% 1946 882 −2.23% 1950 972 +2.46% 1964 1,032 +0.43% 1971 1,042 +0.14% 1981 966 −0.75% 1985 917 −1.29% 1989 830 −2.46% 1990 807 −2.77% 1991 798 −1.12% 1992 828 +3.76% 1993 864 +4.35% 1994 918 +6.25% 1995 922 +0.44% 1996 921 −0.11%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 917 −0.43% 1998 944 +2.94% 1999 976 +3.39% 2000 978 +0.20% 2001 1,002 +2.45% 2002 1,002 +0.00% 2003 1,013 +1.10% 2004 1,003 −0.99% 2005 1,017 +1.40% 2006 1,002 −1.47% 2007 1,014 +1.20% 2008 1,028 +1.38% 2009 1,023 −0.49% 2010 1,003 −1.96% 2011 999 −0.40% 2012 985 −1.40% 2013 972 −1.32% 2014 996 +2.47% 2015 998 +0.20% 2016 1,005 +0.70%

References

1. Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
2. "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

• Official website (in German)