Brieskow-Finkenheerd

Brieskow-Finkenheerd
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Brieskow-Finkenheerd within Oder-Spree district
Location of Brieskow-Finkenheerd
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Coordinates: 52°16′00″N14°34′59″E / 52.26667°N 14.58306°E / 52.26667; 14.58306
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Municipal assoc.	Brieskow-Finkenheerd
Government
•  Mayor (2024–29)	Horst Siebke [1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	13.47 km2 (5.20 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31) [2]
• Total	2,331
• Density	173.1/km2 (448.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15295
Dialling codes	033609
Vehicle registration	LOS
Website	www.amt-b-f.de

Brieskow-Finkenheerd is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located near the border with Poland.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Brieskow-Finkenheerd was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Brieskow-Finkenheerd was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Brieskow-Finkenheerd is again part of Brandenburg.

Demography

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)

Brieskow-Finkenheerd: Population development within the current boundaries (2013) [3]
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,127 —     1890 1,359 +1.26% 1910 1,582 +0.76% 1925 2,220 +2.28% 1933 2,902 +3.41% 1939 2,942 +0.23% 1946 3,022 +0.38% 1950 3,472 +3.53% 1964 3,592 +0.24% 1971 3,431 −0.65% 1981 2,961 −1.46% 1985 2,753 −1.80% 1989 2,654 −0.91% 1990 2,633 −0.79% 1991 2,571 −2.35% 1992 2,523 −1.87% 1993 2,482 −1.63% 1994 2,535 +2.14% 1995 2,570 +1.38% 1996 2,593 +0.89%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 2,643 +1.93% 1998 2,682 +1.48% 1999 2,679 −0.11% 2000 2,686 +0.26% 2001 2,716 +1.12% 2002 2,662 −1.99% 2003 2,651 −0.41% 2004 2,610 −1.55% 2005 2,585 −0.96% 2006 2,570 −0.58% 2007 2,539 −1.21% 2008 2,524 −0.59% 2009 2,476 −1.90% 2010 2,446 −1.21% 2011 2,388 −2.37% 2012 2,352 −1.51% 2013 2,348 −0.17% 2014 2,317 −1.32% 2015 2,320 +0.13% 2016 2,300 −0.86%

Personalities

• Heinrich Tessenow (1876-1950), architect, designed the settlement Glückauf in Brieskow-Finkenheerd

References

1. Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons