Wiesenburg

Wiesenburg
Wiesenburg
Location of Wiesenburg within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
Coordinates: 52°07′00″N 12°26′59″E / 52.11667°N 12.44972°E / 52.11667; 12.44972Coordinates: 52°07′00″N 12°26′59″E / 52.11667°N 12.44972°E / 52.11667; 12.44972
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Potsdam-Mittelmark
Government
 • Mayor Marco Beckendorf (Left)
Area
 • Total 218.20 km2 (84.25 sq mi)
Elevation 167 m (548 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
 • Total 4,271
 • Density 20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 14827
Dialling codes 033849
Vehicle registration PM
Website www.wiesenburgmark.de

Wiesenburg (official name: Wiesenburg/Mark) is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 11 km west of Belzig, and 46 km southwest of Brandenburg. It is located in the High Fläming Nature Park.

Geography

Since 2000, when 14 surrounding villages voluntarily merged to form the free municipality Wiesenburg/Mark, it has an area of 218.19 km².

These villages became districts (Ortsteile) of Wiesenburg/Mark:

  • Benken
  • Grubo
  • Jeserig/Fläming
  • Jeserigerhütten
  • Kelpzig
  • Lehnsdorf
  • Medewitz
  • Mützdorf
  • Neuehütten
  • Reetz
  • Reetzerhütten
  • Reppinichen
  • Schlamau
  • Wiesenburg

Demography

Wiesenburg/Mark: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[2]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 5,868—    
1890 6,026+0.18%
1910 6,084+0.05%
1925 5,915−0.19%
1933 5,749−0.36%
1939 5,845+0.28%
1946 8,761+5.95%
1950 8,519−0.70%
1964 7,146−1.25%
1971 6,691−0.94%
1981 6,190−0.78%
1985 6,071−0.48%
1989 5,794−1.16%
1990 5,685−1.88%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1991 5,582−1.81%
1992 5,662+1.43%
1993 5,601−1.08%
1994 5,600−0.02%
1995 5,594−0.11%
1996 5,570−0.43%
1997 5,564−0.11%
1998 5,474−1.62%
1999 5,453−0.38%
2000 5,435−0.33%
2001 5,332−1.90%
2002 5,459+2.38%
2003 5,420−0.71%
2004 5,311−2.01%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2005 5,181−2.45%
2006 5,086−1.83%
2007 5,050−0.71%
2008 4,935−2.28%
2009 4,817−2.39%
2010 4,708−2.26%
2011 4,594−2.42%
2012 4,519−1.63%
2013 4,461−1.28%
2014 4,413−1.08%
2015 4,420+0.16%
2016 4,302−2.67%
2017 4,271−0.72%

Politics

Wiesenburg Castle

Barbara Klembt (Left Party) is mayor of Wiesenburg/Mark. In 2001 she was elected for an eight-year-term by the municipal council.

The municipal council has 26 members. The Left Party and the Christian Democrats (CDU) have 5 seats each, the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Farmers Association have 4 seats each. The remaining seats went to small local groups.

Places of interest

Main attractions are Wiesenburg Palace, a medieval castle that has been partially transformed into a neo-renaissance palace and its park.

There is also a set of sculpture walks starting from Wiesenburg, heading towards Bad Belzig.

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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