Birkenwerder

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Birkenwerder
Municipality
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Town hall
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Coat of arms
Location of Birkenwerder within Oberhavel district
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Birkenwerder
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Birkenwerder
Coordinates: 52°41′N13°17′E / 52.683°N 13.283°E / 52.683; 13.283
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oberhavel
Government
 •  Mayor (2023–31) Stephan Zimniok [1]
Area
 • Total18.10 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Highest elevation
56 m (184 ft)
Lowest elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total8,141
 • Density450/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16547
Dialling codes 03303
Vehicle registration OHV
Website www.birkenwerder.de

Birkenwerder is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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Geography

Birkenwerder is situated in the south of Oberhavel. The northern border of Berlin is 3 kilometres away. Birkenwerder shares his border with Oranienburg in the north, Mühlenbecker Land in the east and Hohen Neuendorf in the south and in the north. In the centre of Birkenwerder is the river Briese. In the west of Birkenwerder it empties in the River Havel. Briese and Lindenhof are districts (Wohnplätze  [ de ]) of Birkenwerder. More than 50% of the area consists of forest. There are many forest roads, also along the river Briese. Birkenwerder is connected to the motorway A 10 (Bundesautobahn 10), the B 96 (Bundesstraße 96) and the B 96a which ends in the centre of Birkenwerder.

Demography

Birkenwerder: Population development
within the current boundaries [3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 951—    
1890 1,167+1.37%
1910 2,318+3.49%
1925 3,387+2.56%
1933 4,993+4.97%
1939 6,648+4.89%
1946 7,023+0.79%
1950 7,148+0.44%
1964 6,967−0.18%
1971 6,911−0.12%
1981 6,325−0.88%
1985 6,122−0.81%
1989 5,602−2.19%
1990 5,510−1.64%
1991 5,422−1.60%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 5,377−0.83%
1993 5,370−0.13%
1994 5,423+0.99%
1995 5,417−0.11%
1996 5,491+1.37%
1997 5,721+4.19%
1998 6,055+5.84%
1999 6,290+3.88%
2000 6,518+3.62%
2001 6,632+1.75%
2002 6,800+2.53%
2003 6,961+2.37%
2004 7,108+2.11%
2005 7,219+1.56%
2006 7,360+1.95%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 7,492+1.79%
2008 7,650+2.11%
2009 7,774+1.62%
2010 7,819+0.58%
2011 7,748−0.91%
2012 7,827+1.02%
2013 7,833+0.08%
2014 7,881+0.61%
2015 8,019+1.75%
2016 8,017−0.02%
2017 8,096+0.99%
2018 8,134+0.47%
2019 8,133−0.01%
2020 8,132−0.01%

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References

  1. ↑ Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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