Schorfheide, Brandenburg

Schorfheide is a municipality in the Barnim district of Brandenburg, Germany. It was established in 2003 by the merger of Finowfurt and Groß Schönebeck.

Schorfheide
Municipality
Coat of arms of Schorfheide
Coat of arms
Location of Schorfheide within Barnim district
Schorfheide is located in Germany
Schorfheide
Schorfheide
Schorfheide is located in Brandenburg
Schorfheide
Schorfheide
Coordinates: 52°54′N 13°31′E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictBarnim
Subdivisions9 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Wilhelm Westerkamp[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total236.79 km2 (91.43 sq mi)
Elevation
29 m (95 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,190
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16230, 16244, 16348
Dialling codes03334, 03335
Vehicle registrationBAR
WebsiteOfficial site (in German)

History

On 26 October 2003, the municipality of Schorfheide was formed by merging the municipalities of Finowfurt and Groß Schönebeck.

From 1815 to 1947, Finowfurt and Groß Schönebeck were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the East German Bezirk Frankfurt and since 1990 again of Brandenburg, since 2003 united as the municipality of Schorfheide.

Overview
Groß Schönebeck hunting lodge

Schorfheide further comprises the villages of Altenhof, Böhmerheide, Eichhorst, Klandorf, Lichterfelde, Schluft and Werbellin. It is situated immediately west of the district's capital Eberswalde and about 40 km (25 mi) northeast of the Berlin city centre. Schorfheide is the largest municipality of Barnim by area. Large parts belong to the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve.

In the 13th century the Ascanian margraves of Brandenburg built a castle at the southern end of the Werbellinsee. In 1879 Prince Charles of Prussia had the Ascania Tower erected at the site. Groß Schönebeck houses a hunting lodge erected from 1680 at the behest of the Brandenburg Elector Frederick William I of Hohenzollern, now a museum. From 1950 until 1989 Altenhof was the site of the Pionierrepublik Wilhelm Pieck, a large camp of the Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation.

Demography
Street near Schluft
  • 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)
    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)
  • Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
    Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
Schorfheide: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,223—    
1890 7,440+1.20%
1910 8,055+0.40%
1925 8,685+0.50%
1933 9,978+1.75%
1939 10,951+1.56%
1946 12,001+1.32%
1950 11,943−0.12%
1964 10,761−0.74%
1971 10,335−0.58%
1981 9,377−0.97%
1985 9,187−0.51%
1989 9,024−0.45%
1990 8,974−0.55%
1991 8,892−0.91%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 8,970+0.88%
1993 9,238+2.99%
1994 9,425+2.02%
1995 9,585+1.70%
1996 9,768+1.91%
1997 10,015+2.53%
1998 10,183+1.68%
1999 10,324+1.38%
2000 10,420+0.93%
2001 10,456+0.35%
2002 10,403−0.51%
2003 10,489+0.83%
2004 10,461−0.27%
2005 10,397−0.61%
2006 10,342−0.53%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 10,331−0.11%
2008 10,241−0.87%
2009 10,172−0.67%
2010 10,234+0.61%
2011 9,858−3.67%
2012 9,837−0.21%
2013 9,747−0.91%
2014 9,759+0.12%
2015 9,908+1.53%
2016 9,966+0.59%
2017 9,947−0.19%
2018 9,999+0.52%
2019 10,143+1.44%
2020 10,191+0.47%

Twin towns

References
  1. Landkreis Barnim Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 30 June 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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