Heidesee

Heidesee
Coat of arms
Heidesee
Location of Heidesee within Dahme-Spreewald district
Coordinates: 52°16′59″N 13°48′00″E / 52.28306°N 13.80000°ECoordinates: 52°16′59″N 13°48′00″E / 52.28306°N 13.80000°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Dahme-Spreewald
Government
• Mayor	Siegbert Nimtz (UWGH - Heidesee)
Area
• Total	134.78 km^2 (52.04 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,864
• Density	51/km^2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	15752, 15754
Dialling codes	033763, 033767 ,033768
Vehicle registration	LDS
Website	www.gemeinde-heidesee.de

Heidesee is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg, which is located in the eastern part of Germany.

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

Heidesee:
Population development within the current boundaries^[2]

Year Population 1875 3 760 1890 4 176 1910 4 530 1925 4 745 1933 5 053 1939 5 532 1946 7 152 1950 7 235 1964 6 503 1971 6 403

Year Population 1981 5 959 1985 5 828 1989 5 683 1990 5 655 1991 5 593 1992 5 550 1993 5 540 1994 5 717 1995 5 750 1996 5 906

Year Population 1997 6 130 1998 6 554 1999 6 598 2000 6 777 2001 6 886 2002 6 947 2003 7 069 2004 7 021 2005 7 035 2006 7 078

Year Population 2007 7 082 2008 7 041 2009 7 058 2010 7 039 2011 6 946 2012 6 903 2013 6 864

Organization

Neighbourhoods

Heidesee consists of 11 villages, which were united to one town in 2003. These villages are:

• Bindow
• Blossin
• Dannenreich
• Dolgenbrodt
• Friedersdorf
• Gräbendorf
• Gussow
• Kolberg
• Prieros
• Streganz
• Wolzig

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the village Gräbendorf is used for entire town, since the unification in 2003. It shows an egret beside a leaf of an oak.

Culture and sights

Sights

• Heimathaus Prieros (small museum)
• church Prieros
• church Gräbendorf
• landing stage / harbour Heidesee
• Haus des Waldes (house of forest) Gräbendorf

Nature

• Wolziger See
• natural park Dahme-Heideseen
• landscape conservation area Dubrow

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