Steinhöfel
Municipality
Location of Steinhöfel within Oder-Spree district
Steinhöfel is located in Germany
Steinhöfel
Steinhöfel
Steinhöfel is located in Brandenburg
Steinhöfel
Steinhöfel
Coordinates: 52°23′59″N 14°10′00″E / 52.39972°N 14.16667°E / 52.39972; 14.16667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOder-Spree
Municipal assoc.Odervorland
Subdivisions12 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Claudia Simon[1]
Area
 • Total159.84 km2 (61.71 sq mi)
Elevation
52 m (171 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,528
 • Density28/km2 (73/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15518
Dialling codes033636
Vehicle registrationLOS
Websitewww.gemeinde-steinhoefel.de

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"

The contemporary municipality of Steinhöfel comprises a total of twelve physical villages including Steinhöfel, Demnitz and Neuendorf im Sande.[3]

History

In 1774, the Prussian Minister of War and Treasury[4] Joachim von Blumenthal purchased the estate of Steinhöfel, including a manor that was later expanded into a castle. When von Blumenthal died, the estate was inherited by his daughter Charlotte von Massow, whose husband the Court Marshal Valentin von Massow commissioned a rebuilding of the manor by the architect David Gilly. The property was inherited in turn by the couple's son Valentin von Massow who had served with Wellington in Spain and as one of his adjutants at Waterloo.

During the Seven Years' War, the castle's surroundings saw a brief visit by Frederick the Great resting his troops prior to the Battle of Kunersdorf. Later recreational visitors included Frederick William III of Prussia and Theodor Fontane who expressed considerable enthusiasm about the place.

The castle (de:Schloß Steinhöfel) today hosts a hotel and commercial venue under Cultural heritage regulations.

From 1815 to 1947, Steinhöfel was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.


Demography

Steinhöfel: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[5]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 5,184—    
1890 4,700−0.65%
1910 5,040+0.35%
1925 5,159+0.16%
1933 5,007−0.37%
1939 4,609−1.37%
1946 5,697+3.07%
1950 6,196+2.12%
1964 5,462−0.90%
1971 5,569+0.28%
1981 4,982−1.11%
1985 4,848−0.68%
1989 4,746−0.53%
1990 4,717−0.61%
1991 4,614−2.18%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 4,526−1.91%
1993 4,671+3.20%
1994 4,705+0.73%
1995 4,700−0.11%
1996 4,728+0.60%
1997 4,711−0.36%
1998 4,779+1.44%
1999 4,762−0.36%
2000 4,784+0.46%
2001 4,739−0.94%
2002 4,700−0.82%
2003 4,687−0.28%
2004 4,675−0.26%
2005 4,647−0.60%
2006 4,664+0.37%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 4,626−0.81%
2008 4,597−0.63%
2009 4,552−0.98%
2010 4,507−0.99%
2011 4,378−2.86%
2012 4,322−1.28%
2013 4,379+1.32%
2014 4,377−0.05%
2015 4,474+2.22%
2016 4,371−2.30%
2017 4,412+0.94%
2018 4,448+0.82%
2019 4,495+1.06%

References

  1. ↑ Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 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. ↑ municipal information on parts of Steinhöfel on the Web, 02 Aug 2013
  4. ↑ more precisely, President of the General War and Finance Directory of Prussia - hence effectively Minister of War and Finance
  5. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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