Rüdersdorf

Rüdersdorf
Protestant church
Coat of arms
Rüdersdorf
Location of Rüdersdorf within Märkisch-Oderland district
Coordinates: 52°28′18″N 13°47′04″E / 52.47167°N 13.78444°ECoordinates: 52°28′18″N 13°47′04″E / 52.47167°N 13.78444°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Government
• Mayor	André Schaller (CDU)
Area
• Total	70.11 km^2 (27.07 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	15,117
• Density	220/km^2 (560/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	15562
Dialling codes	033638
Vehicle registration	MOL
Website	www.ruedersdorf.de

Rüdersdorf is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Overview

The municipality is situated 26 km (16 mi) east of Berlin centre. Rüdersdorf is noted for its limestone-open-pit mining. Some parts of the mine are used as a museum (Museumspark Rüdersdorf). Some notable buildings in Berlin such as the Brandenburg Gate are built with limestone from Rüdersdorf.

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

Notable people

• Johanna Elberskirchen, German feminist

Twin towns

• Hemmoor
• Luboń
• Pierrefitte-sur-Seine

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.

External links

Media related to Rüdersdorf at Wikimedia Commons