Gartz

Gartz

Coat of arms
Gartz
Location of Gartz within Uckermark district
Coordinates: 53°12′0″N 14°23′0″E / 53.20000°N 14.38333°E / 53.20000; 14.38333Coordinates: 53°12′0″N 14°23′0″E / 53.20000°N 14.38333°E / 53.20000; 14.38333
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Uckermark
Municipal assoc. Gartz (Oder)
Government
 • Mayor Burkhard Fleischmann (SPD)
Area
 • Total 61.69 km2 (23.82 sq mi)
Elevation 6 m (20 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 2,550
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 16307
Dialling codes 03332
Vehicle registration UM
Website www.gartz.de

Gartz is a town in the Uckermark district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located on the West bank of the Oder River, about 20 km south of Szczecin (Stettin).

Overview

The existence of the town was first documented in 1124. In 1249 Gartz was granted town privileges by Duke Barnim I of Pomerania. Because of its strategic location on the river, the town was frequently vulnerable during military campaigns.

Since the Oder-Neisse line was made the German-Polish border in 1945, Gartz is now a border town.

Across the river lies an industrial area of the Polish town of Gryfino (Greifenhagen). Gartz is part of Lower Oder Valley National Park.

The name derives from northern Lechitic (Proto-Polish) dialects (namely from West Pomeranian) from the word "gard" < *gord, meaning "fortified settlement".

Many Poles moved to Gartz, 32 (of 62) children in the local kindergarten have non-German parents. [2]

Geography

Towns near Gartz

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)
Gartz (Oder): Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,440—    
1890 5,877−0.61%
1910 5,369−0.45%
1925 4,830−0.70%
1933 4,998+0.43%
1939 5,231+0.76%
1946 5,430+0.53%
1950 5,381−0.23%
1964 4,045−2.02%
1971 3,699−1.27%
1981 3,013−2.03%
1985 2,943−0.59%
1989 2,835−0.93%
1990 2,806−1.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1991 2,747−2.10%
1992 2,668−2.88%
1993 2,652−0.60%
1994 2,673+0.79%
1995 2,714+1.53%
1996 2,711−0.11%
1997 2,730+0.70%
1998 2,754+0.88%
1999 2,725−1.05%
2000 2,730+0.18%
2001 2,703−0.99%
2002 2,669−1.26%
2003 2,654−0.56%
2004 2,647−0.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2005 2,588−2.23%
2006 2,521−2.59%
2007 2,505−0.63%
2008 2,492−0.52%
2009 2,470−0.88%
2010 2,477+0.28%
2011 2,461−0.65%
2012 2,438−0.93%
2013 2,470+1.31%
2014 2,482+0.49%
2015 2,478−0.16%
2016 2,515+1.49%
2017 2,550+1.39%

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. ↑ Zuzug in die Uckermark, Hurra, die Polen kommen!
  3. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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