Eichwalde

Eichwalde

Coat of arms
Eichwalde
Location of Eichwalde within Dahme-Spreewald district
Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 13°37′00″E / 52.36667°N 13.61667°E / 52.36667; 13.61667Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 13°37′00″E / 52.36667°N 13.61667°E / 52.36667; 13.61667
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Dahme-Spreewald
Government
 • Mayor Bernd Speer (Ind.)
Area
 • Total 2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation 35 m (115 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 6,449
 • Density 2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 15732
Dialling codes 030
Vehicle registration LDS
Website www.eichwalde.de

Eichwalde is a municipality of the Dahme-Spreewald district in Brandenburg, Germany, situated at the southeastern Berlin city limits. With 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi) it is the smallest Brandenburg municipality by area, while its population density is the second highest (after Glienicke/Nordbahn).

Demography

Eichwalde: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[2]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 54—    
1890 28−4.28%
1910 1,565+22.28%
1925 3,069+4.59%
1933 4,815+5.79%
1939 6,318+4.63%
1946 5,847−1.10%
1950 6,493+2.65%
1964 6,352−0.16%
1971 6,377+0.06%
1981 5,962−0.67%
1985 5,705−1.10%
1989 5,218−2.21%
1990 5,141−1.48%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1991 5,030−2.16%
1992 4,942−1.75%
1993 4,860−1.66%
1994 4,864+0.08%
1995 4,887+0.47%
1996 4,972+1.74%
1997 5,277+6.13%
1998 5,551+5.19%
1999 5,720+3.04%
2000 5,737+0.30%
2001 5,749+0.21%
2002 5,823+1.29%
2003 5,837+0.24%
2004 5,976+2.38%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2005 6,002+0.44%
2006 6,078+1.27%
2007 6,073−0.08%
2008 6,114+0.68%
2009 6,113−0.02%
2010 6,205+1.50%
2011 6,252+0.76%
2012 6,305+0.85%
2013 6,359+0.86%
2014 6,421+0.97%
2015 6,426+0.08%
2016 6,490+1.00%
2017 6,449−0.63%

History

The land settlement of Eichwalde was founded on March 20, 1893. The name means "oak wood" in German.

Culture

Museen

The Old Firestation is a cultural center of the town. In the building many concerts, exhibitions, readings and other cultural events are organized by the local Freundeskreis Alte Feuerwache e.V. (Circle of friends of the Old Fire Station) take place.

Music

  • The last remaining Parabrahm pipe organ (constructed in 1908) of the world

Buildings

  • Center of Eichwalde with an impressive ensemble of buildings from the time of the founding of Eichwalde, for example the Humboldt-Gymnasium (Humboldt High School) and the Alte Feuerwache (Old Fire Station)
  • Churches: Catholic (St. Anthony, neo-Roman style), Protestant/Lutheran (neo-Gothic style), Methodist (Eben Ezer), New Apostolic, Landeskirchliche Gemeinschaft
  • Water tower

Monuments of nature

  • Friedenseiche (Oak of Peace) => Symbol of the Town

Videogames

  • Overwatch Based one of their maps named "Eichenwalde" on this city. It's the hometown of the game's German hero, Reinhardt

Economy and Infrastructure

Traffic

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2017 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2018.
  2. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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