Storkow, Brandenburg

Last updated
Storkow
Storkow Kirche.jpg
Town centre and parish church
Storkow (Mark) - Wappen.png
Location of Storkow within Oder-Spree district
Storkow (Mark) in LOS.pngBriesenFriedlandGrünheideStorkowVogelsangWoltersdorf
Germany adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Storkow
Brandenburg location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Storkow
Coordinates: 52°15′12″N13°55′48″E / 52.25333°N 13.93000°E / 52.25333; 13.93000
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oder-Spree
Subdivisions13 Ortsteile
Government
   Mayor (201927) Cornelia Schulze-Ludwig [1] (SPD)
Area
  Total179.96 km2 (69.48 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
  Total9,512
  Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15859
Dialling codes 033678
Vehicle registration LOS
Website storkow.de

Storkow (Mark) is a town in Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. The town was the part of Brandenberg Province of Prussia, from 1815 - 1947, then it was the part of the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952, Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany from 1952 to 1990 and it again became a part of the State of Brandenburg since 1990.

Contents

Geography

Storkow is situated in the western part of Oder-Spree district, about 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of Fürstenwalde. The municipal area comprises several lakes of the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park; in the south, the Spreewald biosphere reserve stretches into Lower Lusatia.

Division of the town

The following villages of the former Amt Storkow were incorporated into the present municipality with effect from 26 October 2003:

  • Alt-Stahnsdorf (population: 384)
  • Bugk (population: 194)
  • Görsdorf (population: 556)
  • Groß Eichholz (population: 141)
  • Groß Schauen (population: 178)
  • Kehrigk (population: 325)
  • Kummersdorf (population: 499)
  • Limsdorf (population: 377)
  • Philadelphia (population: 258)
  • Rieplos (population: 132)
  • Selchow (population: 269)
  • Schwerin (population: 131)
  • Wochowsee (population: 60)

The municipalities of Alt Stahnsdorf, Limsdorf, Schwerin, Wochowsee had merged with the town of Storkow on 31 March 2002. Storkow proper already included the hamlets of Karlslust, Neu Boston and Wolfswinkel.

The villages of Philadelphia and Neu Boston were named after their American counterparts by Frederick the Great in 1772. [3]

History

Storkow Castle Storkow Burg Palas 1.jpg
Storkow Castle

The town of Storkow was first mentioned in a 1209 deed issued by Emperor Otto IV; it thereby is one of the oldest towns in Brandenburg. In early medieval times, the area was settled by Polabian Slavs, it was incorporated by the Saxon margrave Gero in his vast marca Geronis and by 965 formed part of the Imperial March of Lusatia (or Saxon Eastern March). During the German Ostsiedlung migration, maybe under the rule of the Wettin margrave Conrad the Great in the mid 12th century, Storkow Castle was erected. It probably arose at the site of a former Slavic marsh fortress and served as administrative seat of Wettin ministeriales ruling over the extended Lusatian lordship ( Herrschaft ) of Storkow.

With Lower Lusatia, Storkow passed to the Lands of the Bohemian Crown in 1367; it was located near the northern border with the Margraviate of Brandenburg. From 1518, Storkow Castle was pawned to the Bishops of Lebus as an episcopal residence. Upon the death of the last Catholic bishop in 1555, it was presented as a gift to the Hohenzollern margrave John of Brandenburg-Küstrin by King Ferdinand I of Bohemia and, together with neighbouring Beeskow, finally merged into the Brandenburg electorate upon John's death in 1571.

Lower Sorbian was spoken by a significant proportion of the population until the early 17th century. Devastated during the Thirty Years' War, Storkow Castle was rebuilt in a Renaissance style under the rule of the "Great Elector" Frederick William. The town became part of the newly established Kingdom of Prussia in 1701. King Frederick the Great decisively promoted the local trade of weavers, bleachers and dyers.

From 1815 to 1947, Storkow was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Storkow was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990 Storkow is again part of Brandenburg. In January, 1946, Storkow issued 16 postage stamps of its own, the final two semi-postals to raise funds for "victims of fascism." Storkow Castle was destroyed by a blaze in 1978; it was rebuilt after German reunification and today is a listed monument.

Demography

Storkow (Mark): Population development
within the current boundaries (2020) [4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,004    
1890 5,738−0.30%
1910 6,172+0.37%
1925 6,847+0.69%
1939 7,824+0.96%
1950 9,297+1.58%
1964 8,626−0.53%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 8,581−0.07%
1981 8,890+0.35%
1985 8,801−0.25%
1990 9,671+1.90%
1995 9,320−0.74%
2000 9,522+0.43%
2005 9,476−0.10%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 9,077−0.86%
2015 9,020−0.13%
2016 9,070+0.55%
2017 9,097+0.30%
2018 9,180+0.91%
2019 9,226+0.50%
2020 9,352+1.37%

Politics

Town hall Rathaus Storkow (Mark) 01.jpg
Town hall

Seats in the town's assembly (Stadtverordnetenversammlung) as of 2014 local elections:

Twin towns — sister cities

Storkow is twinned with:

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Schwedt</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Schwedt is a town in Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany. With the official status of a Große kreisangehörige Stadt, it is the largest town of the Uckermark district, located near the river Oder, which forms the border with Poland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guben</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Guben is a town on the Lusatian Neisse river in Lower Lusatia, in the state of Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. Located in the Spree-Neiße district, Guben has a population of 20,049. It is a divided city on the border between Germany and Poland, having been separated into Guben and Gubin in 1945.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neuzelle</span> Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Neuzelle is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district of Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Amt Neuzelle. It is best known for Cistercian Neuzelle Abbey and its Neuzeller Kloster Brewery.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doberlug-Kirchhain</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Doberlug-Kirchhain is a German town in the district of Elbe-Elster, Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lübbenau</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Lübbenau is a town in the Upper Spree Forest-Lusatia District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is located in the bilingual German/Sorbian region of (Lower) Lusatia, on the river Spree, where this forms a large inland delta surrounded by woodland, called "Spree Forest", about 82 km (51 mi) southeast of Berlin. The town is best known through the incorporated villages of Lehde/Lědy and Leipe/Lipje, villages where there just exist anabranches of the Spree River instead of streets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forst (Lausitz)</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Forst (Lausitz) (German) or Baršć (Łužyca) (Lower Sorbian, pronounced[ˈbarɕtɕˈwuʒɨtsa]) is a town in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It lies east of Cottbus, on the Lusatian Neisse river which is also the German-Polish border. It is the capital of the Spree-Neiße district. It is known for its rose garden and textile museum. The town's population is 18,651. In Forst, there is a railway bridge across the Neiße belonging to the line Cottbus–Żary which is serviced by regional trains and a EuroCity train between Hamburg and Kraków (2011). There is also a road bridge across the river north of Forst.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Fürstenwalde</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Fürstenwalde/Spree is the most populous town in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, in eastern Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Senftenberg</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Senftenberg (German) or Zły Komorow is a town in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, capital of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erkner</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Erkner is a town in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany, located on the south-eastern edge of the German capital city Berlin.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kolkwitz</span> Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Kolkwitz is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Beeskow</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Beeskow is a town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, and capital of the Oder-Spree district. It is situated on the river Spree, 30 km southwest of Frankfurt an der Oder.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Drebkau</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Drebkau is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany. It is situated 14 km (9 mi) southwest of Cottbus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Friedland, Brandenburg</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Friedland is a town in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the historic Lower Lusatia region, about 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Beeskow, and 39 km (24 mi) north of Cottbus.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sonnewalde</span> Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Sonnewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 8 km northwest of Finsterwalde.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neißemünde</span> Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Neißemünde is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It belongs to the Amt Neuzelle, which has its administrative seat in the neighbouring Neuzelle municipality.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Steinhöfel</span> Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Steinhöfel is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Since the beginning of 2019 it belongs to the collective municipality "Amt Odervorland"

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tauche</span> Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Tauche is a municipality on both sides of the river Spree in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. The large municipality consists of 12 parts or villages with other local parts/settlements, respectively. The seat of the municipal administration is located in the village of the same name.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vogelsang, Brandenburg</span> Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

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

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Neuhausen/Spree</span> Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Neuhausen/Spree is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Schenkendöbern</span> Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Schenkendöbern is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

References

  1. Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. Lenze, Franz (7 August 2003). "This is not America: Dabei ist die Rede von Boston und Philadelphia. Das aber sind zwei Dörfer, klein und unscheinbar. Sie liegen mitten in Brandenburg" (in German). Die Zeit.
  4. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons