Wildau

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Wildau
Church in Wildau
Church in Wildau
Coat of arms of Wildau
Location of Wildau within Dahme-Spreewald district
Wildau is located in Germany
Wildau
Wildau
Coordinates: 52°19′N 13°38′E / 52.317°N 13.633°E / 52.317; 13.633Coordinates: 52°19′N 13°38′E / 52.317°N 13.633°E / 52.317; 13.633
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictDahme-Spreewald
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Angela Homuth[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,633
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15745
Dialling codes03375
Vehicle registrationLDS
Websitewww.wildau.de

Wildau is a German town of the state of Brandenburg, located in the district of Dahme-Spreewald. It is located close to Berlin and easily reached by the S-Bahn. As of 2019 its population was 10,404 inhabitants.

History[]

The history of Wildau began with fisherman's families that settled by the Dahme River and then came to deliver sand, gravel and bricks from the region by boat to Berlin.

Mechanical engineering put Wildau on the map as a location for industry. In 1897, the company Schwartzkopff GmbH established a locomotive factory here, and built housing for the factory workers that is today is under cultural heritage management. During the Second World War, local factories were involved in armaments production. After the war, they became East Germany's state enterprise in heavy engineering. After German unification, the factories were mostly shut down by the Treuhand.

Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau

In the region around Wildau, numerous technology and business parks have been set up in recent years, with service industries, logistics centers, as well as energy and environmental technology companies. An engineering school founded in 1949, was an integral part of mechanical engineering in the region before 1990. In 1991 the federal state of Brandenburg founded the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wildau. In 2013 Wildau acquired the title of city and now is one of 113 other such small cities in Brandenburg.

Demography[]

Wildau: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 290—    
1890 311+0.47%
1910 2,865+11.74%
1925 4,347+2.82%
1933 4,509+0.46%
1939 5,664+3.87%
1946 5,166−1.31%
1950 5,501+1.58%
1964 8,391+3.06%
1971 8,122−0.46%
1981 7,826−0.37%
1985 7,506−1.04%
1989 7,169−1.14%
1990 7,089−1.12%
1991 7,350+3.68%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 7,403+0.72%
1993 7,425+0.30%
1994 7,405−0.27%
1995 7,697+3.94%
1996 8,131+5.64%
1997 8,605+5.83%
1998 9,120+5.98%
1999 9,269+1.63%
2000 9,352+0.90%
2001 9,392+0.43%
2002 9,378−0.15%
2003 9,299−0.84%
2004 9,432+1.43%
2005 9,542+1.17%
2006 9,642+1.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 9,819+1.84%
2008 9,911+0.94%
2009 9,906−0.05%
2010 9,898−0.08%
2011 9,731−1.69%
2012 9,797+0.68%
2013 9,878+0.83%
2014 9,945+0.68%
2015 9,978+0.33%
2016 10,057+0.79%
2017 10,093+0.36%
2018 10,303+2.08%
2019 10,404+0.98%
2020 10,633+2.20%

Personalities who are associated with the city[]

  • Walter Lehweß-Litzmann (1907–1986), Luftwaffe and NVA officer, later director of flight operations of Interflug, died in Wildau
  • Willi Stoph (1914–1999), politician (SED), longtime chairman of the Council of Ministers of the GDR, is buried in the forest cemetery

References[]

  1. ^ Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2020". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2021.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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