Barnim

Barnim
District
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Eberswalde
Area
• Total	1,494 km^2 (577 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
• Total	173,754
• Density	120/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	BAR, BER, EW
Website	www.barnim.de

Barnim is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) Poland, the district of Märkisch-Oderland, the city state of Berlin and the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark.

History

The name "Barnim" emerged in the 13th century and was applied to a large forest region east of the Havel and north of the Spree on the homonymous plateau, where noblemen used to hunt. The present district is roughly identical with, but somewhat smaller than this historical region.

The district was established in 1993 by merging the former districts of Bernau and Eberswalde.

Geography

Barnim extends from the Oder River to the outskirts of Berlin. The Oder River forms the eastern border. From here the Oder Havel Canal (connecting Oder and Havel) and the historical Finow Canal lead westwards to Eberswalde and beyond. The portions north of these artificial waterways are called Schorfheide. This is a forest region with several large lakes, e.g. Werbellinsee (8 km²), Grimnitzsee (8 km²) and Parsteiner See (10 km²). The Schorfheide is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and houses several rare animals like the white-tailed eagle, greater spotted eagle, osprey, black stork, European beaver and otter.

Demography

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  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)

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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Landkreis Barnim:
Population development within the current boundaries^[2]

Year Population 1875 74 305 1890 85 169 1910 106 837 1925 115 955 1933 133 005 1939 154 918 1946 154 627 1950 159 481 1964 153 249 1971 155 650

Year Population 1981 156 734 1985 156 658 1989 153 978 1990 150 687 1991 148 751 1992 148 750 1993 149 143 1994 150 060 1995 151 783 1996 154 698

Year Population 1997 159 689 1998 163 937 1999 167 914 2000 170 288 2001 171 490 2002 172 382 2003 173 951 2004 175 681 2005 176 693 2006 177 396

Year Population 2007 177 589 2008 177 644 2009 176 904 2010 176 848 2011 172 572 2012 173 193

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.^[3]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the district resembles the coat of arms of the former district Oberbarnim. The only difference is that the old one had a silver top half and a red bottom half, while the current one is split into four parts and in the right half exchanged red and silver. The eagle in the top half is the eagle of Brandenburg.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Bernau bei Berlin Eberswalde Werneuchen Amt-free municipalities Ahrensfelde Panketal Schorfheide Wandlitz	1. Biesenthal-Barnim Biesenthal^1, 2 Breydin Marienwerder Melchow Rüdnitz Sydower Fließ 2. Britz-Chorin-Oderberg Britz^1 Chorin Hohenfinow Liepe Lunow-Stolzenhagen Niederfinow Oderberg^2 Parsteinsee	3. Joachimsthal (Schorfheide) Althüttendorf Friedrichswalde Joachimsthal^1, 2 Ziethen
^1seat of the Amt; ^2town

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2013 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014.
2. Boundaries as of 2013
3. Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Media related to Barnim at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)

Coordinates: 52°50′N 13°45′E / 52.833°N 13.750°E