Liebenwalde
Town
Kreuzbruch church
Kreuzbruch church
Coat of arms of Liebenwalde
Coat of arms
Location of Liebenwalde within Oberhavel district
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Liebenwalde is located in Germany
Liebenwalde
Liebenwalde
Liebenwalde is located in Brandenburg
Liebenwalde
Liebenwalde
Coordinates: 52°52′N 13°24′E / 52.867°N 13.400°E / 52.867; 13.400
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberhavel
Subdivisions6 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Jörn Lehmann[1]
Area
 • Total138.84 km2 (53.61 sq mi)
Elevation
41 m (135 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,415
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16559
Dialling codes033054
Vehicle registrationOHV
Websitewww.liebenwalde.de

Liebenwalde is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated 16 km (10 mi) northeast of Oranienburg, and 39 km (24 mi) north of Berlin (centre).

History

In 1319, the town was captured by Henry II, Lord of Mecklenburg, then in mid-1320 it was captured by Wartislaw IV, Duke of Pomerania, and recaptured by Henry II by the end of 1320.[3] Afterwards it passed to the Margraviate of Brandenburg, and from 1373 to 1415 it was part of the Lands of the Bohemian (Czech) Crown.

In 2003, the administrative boundaries were expanded to include Freienhagen, Hammer, Kreuzbruch, Liebenthal and Neuholland.

Demography

Liebenwalde: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,152—    
1890 4,806+0.98%
1910 5,314+0.50%
1925 4,659−0.87%
1933 4,937+0.73%
1939 5,236+0.98%
1946 6,716+3.62%
1950 6,797+0.30%
1964 6,089−0.78%
1971 5,848−0.58%
1981 5,354−0.88%
1985 5,189−0.78%
1989 5,134−0.27%
1990 4,997−2.67%
1991 4,883−2.28%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 4,814−1.41%
1993 4,719−1.97%
1994 4,709−0.21%
1995 4,741+0.68%
1996 4,736−0.11%
1997 4,693−0.91%
1998 4,686−0.15%
1999 4,670−0.34%
2000 4,670+0.00%
2001 4,692+0.47%
2002 4,672−0.43%
2003 4,661−0.24%
2004 4,608−1.14%
2005 4,582−0.56%
2006 4,548−0.74%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 4,497−1.12%
2008 4,458−0.87%
2009 4,390−1.53%
2010 4,334−1.28%
2011 4,275−1.36%
2012 4,229−1.08%
2013 4,191−0.90%
2014 4,198+0.17%
2015 4,261+1.50%
2016 4,277+0.38%
2017 4,284+0.16%
2018 4,296+0.28%
2019 4,309+0.30%
2020 4,368+1.37%

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Oberhavel 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. ^ Rymar, Edward (1979). "Rywalizacja o ziemię lubuską i kasztelanię międzyrzecką w latach 1319–1326, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem stosunków pomorsko-śląskch". Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka (in Polish). Wrocław: Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich, Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk. XXXIV (4): 477, 485–486.
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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