Oderberg
Town
Aerial view of the town center
Aerial view of the town center
Coat of arms of Oderberg
Coat of arms
Location of Oderberg within Barnim district
Oderberg is located in Germany
Oderberg
Oderberg
Oderberg is located in Brandenburg
Oderberg
Oderberg
Coordinates: 52°52′00″N 14°03′00″E / 52.86667°N 14.05000°E / 52.86667; 14.05000
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictBarnim
Municipal assoc.Britz-Chorin-Oderberg
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Martina Hähnel[1]
Area
 • Total35.31 km2 (13.63 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,117
 • Density60/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16248
Dialling codes033369
Vehicle registrationBAR
Websitewww.amt-oderberg.de

Oderberg (German: [ˈoːdɐbɛʁk] ⓘ) is a town in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg in northeastern Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Eberswalde, and 27 km southwest of Schwedt, close to the border with Poland, and in close vicinity of Berlin.

Overview

The territory has many lakes, remnants from the ice age. The area is widely used for outdoor recreation, such as biking, walking and boating. As Biosphere region it is home to many species of wildlife. Oderberg is closest to the Oder river crossing leading directly to Cedynia, Poland.

History

Postcard from ca. 1900

In 1319, the town was captured by Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg.[3] In 1320, it was captured by the Duchy of Pomerania, however, it was eventually lost by Pomerania in September 1321.[4] Afterwards it passed to the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and from 1373 to 1415 it was part of the Bohemian (Czech) Crown.

From 1701, Oderberg was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 also the German Empire. From 1815 to 1947, it was administratively located in the Province of Brandenburg. After World War II, it was part of East Germany until 1990, administratively located within the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952, Bezirk Frankfurt from 1952 to 1990 and since 1990 again 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)
Oderberg: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[5]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,200—    
1890 4,466+0.41%
1910 3,924−0.64%
1925 3,398−0.95%
1933 3,418+0.07%
1939 3,710+1.38%
1946 3,974+0.99%
1950 4,424+2.72%
1964 4,101−0.54%
1971 3,977−0.44%
1981 3,323−1.78%
1985 3,147−1.35%
1989 3,123−0.19%
1990 3,078−1.44%
1991 3,010−2.21%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 2,928−2.72%
1993 2,897−1.06%
1994 2,898+0.03%
1995 2,884−0.48%
1996 2,880−0.14%
1997 2,822−2.01%
1998 2,798−0.85%
1999 2,760−1.36%
2000 2,738−0.80%
2001 2,647−3.32%
2002 2,632−0.57%
2003 2,589−1.63%
2004 2,552−1.43%
2005 2,491−2.39%
2006 2,410−3.25%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 2,348−2.57%
2008 2,267−3.45%
2009 2,229−1.68%
2010 2,160−3.10%
2011 2,190+1.39%
2012 2,172−0.82%
2013 2,143−1.34%
2014 2,165+1.03%
2015 2,199+1.57%
2016 2,185−0.64%
2017 2,171−0.64%
2018 2,166−0.23%
2019 2,170+0.18%
2020 2,134−1.66%

References

  1. ↑ Landkreis Barnim Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
  3. ↑ Rymar, Edward (1979). "Rywalizacja o ziemię lubuską i kasztelanię międzyrzecką w latach 1319–1326, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem stosunków pomorsko-śląskch". Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka (in Polish). Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk. XXXIV (4): 477.
  4. ↑ Rymar, pp. 485–487
  5. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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