Wiesenburg

Wiesenburg (official name: Wiesenburg/Mark) is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 10 km west of Bad Belzig, and 34 km southwest of Brandenburg. It is located in the High Fläming Nature Park.

Wiesenburg
Municipality
Location of Wiesenburg within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
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Coordinates: 52°07′N 12°27′E / 52.117°N 12.450°E / 52.117; 12.450
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Potsdam-Mittelmark
Government
• Mayor (2022–30)	Marco Beckendorf^[1] (Left)
Area
• Total	218.20 km^2 (84.25 sq mi)
Elevation	167 m (548 ft)
Population  (2021-12-31)^[2]
• Total	4,226
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	14827
Dialling codes	033849
Vehicle registration	PM
Website	www.wiesenburgmark.de

Geography

Since 2000, when 14 surrounding villages voluntarily merged to form the free municipality Wiesenburg/Mark, it has had an area of 218.19 km².

These villages became districts (Ortsteile) of Wiesenburg/Mark:

• Benken
• Grubo
• Jeserig/Fläming
• Jeserigerhütten
• Kelpzig
• Lehnsdorf
• Medewitz
• Mützdorf
• Neuehütten
• Reetz
• Reetzerhütten
• Reppinichen
• Schlamau
• Wiesenburg

Demography

•  
  Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
•  
  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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Wiesenburg/Mark: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 5,868 —     1890 6,026 +0.18% 1910 6,084 +0.05% 1925 5,915 −0.19% 1939 5,845 −0.08% 1950 8,519 +3.48% 1964 7,146 −1.25%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 6,691 −0.94% 1981 6,190 −0.78% 1985 6,071 −0.48% 1990 5,685 −1.31% 1995 5,594 −0.32% 2000 5,435 −0.58% 2005 5,181 −0.95%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 4,708 −1.90% 2015 4,420 −1.25% 2016 4,302 −2.67% 2017 4,271 −0.72% 2018 4,295 +0.56% 2019 4,247 −1.12% 2020 4,242 −0.12%

Climate

Climate data for Wiesenburg (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	2.5 (36.5)	4.0 (39.2)	7.9 (46.2)	14.2 (57.6)	18.3 (64.9)	21.8 (71.2)	24.3 (75.7)	23.6 (74.5)	18.8 (65.8)	12.9 (55.2)	7.1 (44.8)	3.5 (38.3)	13.6 (56.5)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.2 (32.4)	1.2 (34.2)	4.0 (39.2)	9.0 (48.2)	13.4 (56.1)	16.6 (61.9)	19.0 (66.2)	18.3 (64.9)	14.3 (57.7)	9.1 (48.4)	4.7 (40.5)	1.3 (34.3)	9.4 (48.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.2 (28.0)	−1.8 (28.8)	0.6 (33.1)	4.2 (39.6)	8.0 (46.4)	11.4 (52.5)	13.8 (56.8)	13.3 (55.9)	9.9 (49.8)	5.7 (42.3)	2.0 (35.6)	−0.9 (30.4)	5.5 (41.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	52.9 (2.08)	35.1 (1.38)	37.3 (1.47)	27.1 (1.07)	57.8 (2.28)	62.2 (2.45)	87.3 (3.44)	66.8 (2.63)	56.3 (2.22)	49.5 (1.95)	45.5 (1.79)	45.2 (1.78)	621.5 (24.47)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	17.9	14.5	15.1	11.2	13.5	13.2	14.9	13.9	11.8	15.0	15.5	18.2	174.1
Average relative humidity (%)	88.6	83.9	78.5	71.0	69.6	70.2	69.2	71.2	77.4	84.9	90.6	90.3	78.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours	52.2	75.0	123.5	189.1	213.3	220.8	225.0	215.8	162.9	112.9	57.7	44.7	1,746.3
Source: World Meteorological Organisation^[4]

Politics

 

Wiesenburg Castle

The mayor of Wiesenburg/Mark is Marco Beckendorf of the Left Party (Die Linke). He was elected by the municipal council in 2014.

The municipal council currently has 16 members, of whom four belong to the Social Democrats (SPD), two each to the Left Party (Die Linke) and the Christian Democrats (CDU), and one each to The Greens and theFree Democrats (FDP). The remaining six councillors represent small local groups.

Places of interest

The main attractions are the Wiesenburg Castle, a medieval castle that has been partially transformed into a neo-renaissance palace, and its park. Wiesenburg Castle is open to the public on selected days and for the Annual Christmas Market. "Event Calendar and Contact Information". 2019-08-17. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-17.

There is also a set of sculpture walks starting from Wiesenburg and heading towards Bad Belzig.

References

1. Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 13 November 2022.
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. . World Meteorological Organization Climatological Standard Normals (1991–2020). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 12 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wiesenburg.

• Private Website (in German)
• Wiesenburg Castle (in German)
• Wiesenburg Park (in German)
• High Fläming Nature Park (in German)
• Bahnhof am Park/Wiesenburg