Grünheide (Mark)
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Coordinates: 52°25′N 13°49′E / 52.417°N 13.817°ECoordinates: 52°25′N 13°49′E / 52.417°N 13.817°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Oder-Spree |
Subdivisions | 6 districts |
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• Mayor (2019–27) | Arne Christiani[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 125.92 km2 (48.62 sq mi) |
Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 8,872 |
• Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 15537 |
Dialling codes | 03362 |
Vehicle registration | LOS |
Website | www.gemeinde-gruenheide.de |
Grünheide (Mark) is a municipality in the Oder-Spree District, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 30 kilometres south-east of Berlin city centre, on the River Löcknitz. In 2020 Tesla, Inc. began to build Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in Grünheide near the Autobahn A10.[3]
Etymology[]
The name "Grünheide" is a compound of grün (green) and Heide (heath). Mark means march (see March of Brandenburg). The Mark suffix is added to distinguish Grünheide (Mark) from Grünheide (Dettmannsdorf), Grünheide (Oberuckersee) and Grünheide (Auerbach/Vogtl.).
Geography[]
Grünheide lies in the northwest of the Oder-Spree District (German: Landkreis Oder-Spree, Lower Sorbian: Wokrejs Odra-Sprjewja; seat: Beeskow (Lower Sorbian: Bezkow)), directly bordering the Märkisch-Oderland District (seat: Seelow) to the north. Grünheide is clockwise surrounded by the municipalities of Rehfelde, Müncheberg, Steinhöfel, Fürstenwalde/Spree, Spreenhagen, Gosen-Neu Zittau, Erkner, Woltersdorf (bei Berlin), and Rüdersdorf bei Berlin.
Woltersdorf (bei Berlin), Erkner and Gosen-Neu Zittau directly border the southeasternmost localities of Berlin: Rahnsdorf, Müggelheim and Schmöckwitz, all of them belonging to the borough of Treptow-Köpenick (see boroughs and neighborhoods of Berlin).
Division of the town[]
Grünheide consists of the following districts:[citation needed]
- Grünheide (Mark) with the villages Grünheide, Alt Buchhorst, Bergluch, Gottesbrück and Fangschleuse
- Hangelsberg
- Kagel
- Kienbaum
- Mönchwinkel
- Spreeau
Demography[]
Population change comparison: Grünheide (Mark) versus Brandenburg state (1875–present)]. The development of the Grünheide (Mark) population since 1875 within the current boundaries (blue line) and its comparison to the population development of Brandenburg state (dotted line). Also illustrated is the population during the time of Nazi rule (grey background) and during the time of Communist rule (red background).
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)
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Personalities[]
- Curt Herrmann (1854-1929), Impressionist, lived in the mansion with a tower in the village part of the Hangelsberg from the year 1750.[citation needed]
- Fritz Rasp (1891-1976), actor, lived during his time in Berlin in his own house in what is today's Mönchwinkel.[citation needed]
- Robert Havemann (1910-1982), chemist, communist, resistance fighter against the National Socialism and Critical Critic in the GDR. Havemann lived in his house in today's district of Grünheide from 1976 to 1979 because of his criticism of the SED
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2020". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2021.
- ^ Baustart für Tesla-Werk – ohne Elon Musk und ohne Baugenehmigung B.Z. 6.8.2020
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links[]
Media related to Grünheide (Mark) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in German)
- Tourism in Grünheide (in German)
- Municipalities in Brandenburg
- Localities in Oder-Spree
- Province of Brandenburg
- Bezirk Frankfurt
- Brandenburg geography stubs