Kremmen

For the comedy science fiction character, see Captain Kremmen.

Kremmen is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located 15 km (10 miles) west of Oranienburg and 38 km (24 miles) northwest of Berlin. It is known mostly for its castle Ziethen. The local church contains an organ built in 1817 by Tobias Thurley.

Kremmen
Town
Manor in Beetz
Coat of arms
Location of Kremmen within Oberhavel district
Kremmen Show map of Germany Kremmen Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°46′00″N 13°01′59″E / 52.76667°N 13.03306°E / 52.76667; 13.03306Coordinates: 52°46′00″N 13°01′59″E / 52.76667°N 13.03306°E / 52.76667; 13.03306
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Subdivisions	7 districts
Government
• Mayor (2016–24)	Sebastian Busse^[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	208.43 km^2 (80.48 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)^[2]
• Total	7,710
• Density	37/km^2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16766
Dialling codes	033055
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.kremmen.de

Church in Hohenbruch

Church in Sommerfeld

Demography

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  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)

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  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Kremmen: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 6,917 —     1890 6,675 −0.24% 1910 6,455 −0.17% 1925 7,244 +0.77% 1933 7,382 +0.24% 1939 7,722 +0.75% 1946 9,840 +3.52% 1950 9,819 −0.05% 1964 8,059 −1.40% 1971 7,617 −0.80% 1981 6,771 −1.17% 1985 6,630 −0.52% 1989 6,369 −1.00% 1990 6,259 −1.73% 1991 6,233 −0.42%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 6,187 −0.74% 1993 6,188 +0.02% 1994 6,438 +4.04% 1995 6,568 +2.02% 1996 6,613 +0.69% 1997 6,683 +1.06% 1998 6,862 +2.68% 1999 7,138 +4.02% 2000 7,234 +1.34% 2001 7,231 −0.04% 2002 7,306 +1.04% 2003 7,437 +1.79% 2004 7,409 −0.38% 2005 7,373 −0.49% 2006 7,342 −0.42%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 7,303 −0.53% 2008 7,244 −0.81% 2009 7,124 −1.66% 2010 7,102 −0.31% 2011 7,121 +0.27% 2012 7,115 −0.08% 2013 7,110 −0.07% 2014 7,108 −0.03% 2015 7,238 +1.83% 2016 7,310 +0.99% 2017 7,498 +2.57% 2018 7,657 +2.12% 2019 7,734 +1.01% 2020 7,700 −0.44%

Mayors

Klaus-Jürgen Sasse (SPD) was elected in October 2008 with 53,1 % of the votes.

Sebastian Busse (CDU) was elected in November 2016 with 56,9 % of the votes.^[4] He started in office in March 2017.

Photogallery

• Clinic buildings „Waldhaus Charlottenburg“ in Kremmen-Sommerfeld
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Personalities

• Richard Dehmel (1863-1920), poet and writer, spent his childhood in Kremmen

References

 

Church in Flatow

 

Alcove house in Staffelde

1. Landkreis Oberhavel 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
4. Ergebnis der Bürgermeisterstichwahl am 27. November 2016

External links

  Media related to Kremmen at Wikimedia Commons