Rheinsberg

Rheinsberg
Rheinsberg Castle
Coat of arms
Rheinsberg
Location of Rheinsberg within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Coordinates: 53°5′54″N 12°53′45″E / 53.09833°N 12.89583°ECoordinates: 53°5′54″N 12°53′45″E / 53.09833°N 12.89583°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Government
• Mayor	Jan-Pieter Rau (CDU)
Area
• Total	324.83 km^2 (125.42 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,120
• Density	25/km^2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16831
Dialling codes	033931
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	www.rheinsberg.de

Manor in Wittwien

Rheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhin, approx. 20 km north-east of Neuruppin and 75 km north-west of Berlin.

History

Frederick the Great, while still Crown Prince, designed and moved into a restored chateau in Rheinsberg shortly after his 1733 marriage to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern. Here he experienced his "Rheinsberg Period", an era marked by regular correspondence with Voltaire, boisterous celebration in the company of minor philosophers and musicians, and the writing of several works of political theory, including the Anti-Machiavel.^[2]

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

Rheinsberg:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Population 1875 7 461 1890 7 554 1910 8 015 1925 8 263 1933 8 681 1939 9 063 1946 11 268 1950 11 188 1964 10 391 1971 10 450

Year Population 1981 9 635 1985 9 612 1989 9 681 1990 9 700 1991 9 477 1992 9 362 1993 9 469 1994 9 387 1995 9 390 1996 9 388

Year Population 1997 9 454 1998 9 395 1999 9 414 2000 9 374 2001 9 320 2002 9 280 2003 9 198 2004 9 085 2005 9 005 2006 8 889

Year Population 2007 8 814 2008 8 705 2009 8 579 2010 8 466 2011 8 254 2012 8 179 2013 8 120

Geography

Lakes

• Großer Prebelowsee
• Großer Zechliner See
• Schwarzer See
• Tietzowsee
• Zootzensee

Photogallery

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  Monument opposite castle

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  Castle seen from monument place

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  Concerthall (part of the castle)

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  Church in Dierberg

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  Fire engine house in Heinrichsdorf

Twin towns

• Huber Heights (Ohio, USA)

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. MacDonogh, Giles (1999). Frederick the Great: A Life in Deed and Letters. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 98–129. ISBN 0-312-27266-9.
3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons