Briesen (Mark)

Briesen (Mark) is a village and a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated east of the capital Berlin, between the towns Fürstenwalde and Frankfurt an der Oder. Briesen was first mentioned in 1403.

Briesen (Mark)
Municipality
Coat of arms of Briesen (Mark)
Coat of arms
Location of Briesen (Mark) within Oder-Spree district
Briesen (Mark) is located in Germany
Briesen (Mark)
Briesen (Mark)
Briesen (Mark) is located in Brandenburg
Briesen (Mark)
Briesen (Mark)
Coordinates: 52°20′N 14°17′E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOder-Spree
Municipal assoc.Odervorland
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Jörg Bredow[1]
Area
 • Total110.83 km2 (42.79 sq mi)
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,886
 • Density26/km2 (67/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15518
Dialling codes033607, 033635
Vehicle registrationLOS
Websitewww.briesen-mark.de

History

From 1815 to 1947, Briesen 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.

Local government

Since 2014 the municipality Briesen consists of the villages Alt Madlitz, Biegen, Briesen, Falkenberg and Wilmersdorf. It is part of Amt Odervorland. Its governing council, dealing with local affairs, consists of 12 seats.

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)
Briesen (mark): population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 2,753—    
1890 3,132+0.86%
1910 3,025−0.17%
1925 3,419+0.82%
1933 3,425+0.02%
1939 3,401−0.12%
1946 3,931+2.09%
1950 4,309+2.32%
1964 3,647−1.18%
1971 3,681+0.13%
1981 3,234−1.29%
1985 3,127−0.84%
1989 3,039−0.71%
1990 3,018−0.69%
1991 3,004−0.46%
1992 2,956−1.60%
1993 2,939−0.58%
1994 2,881−1.97%
1995 2,892+0.38%
1996 2,910+0.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 2,943+1.13%
1998 2,973+1.02%
1999 3,026+1.78%
2000 3,078+1.72%
2001 3,061−0.55%
2002 3,099+1.24%
2003 3,109+0.32%
2004 3,101−0.26%
2005 3,091−0.32%
2006 3,055−1.16%
2007 3,038−0.56%
2008 2,985−1.74%
2009 2,934−1.71%
2010 2,925−0.31%
2011 2,863−2.12%
2012 2,870+0.24%
2013 2,825−1.57%
2014 2,827+0.07%
2015 2,806−0.74%
2016 2,783−0.82%

Notable people

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. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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