Wiesenburg

Wiesenburg
Wiesenburg
Location of Wiesenburg within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
Coordinates: 52°07′00″N 12°26′59″E / 52.11667°N 12.44972°ECoordinates: 52°07′00″N 12°26′59″E / 52.11667°N 12.44972°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Potsdam-Mittelmark
Government
• Mayor	Barbara Klembt (Left)
Area
• Total	218.20 km^2 (84.25 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,461
• Density	20/km^2 (53/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	14827
Dialling codes	033849
Vehicle registration	PM
Website	www.wiesenburgmark.de

Wiesenburg (official name: Wiesenburg/Mark) is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 11 km west of Belzig, and 46 km southwest of Brandenburg. It is located in the High Fläming Nature Park.

Geography

Since 2000, when 14 surrounding villages voluntarily merged to form the free municipality Wiesenburg/Mark, it has an area of 218.19 km².

These villages became districts (Ortsteile) of Wiesenburg/Mark:

• Benken
• Grubo
• Jeserig/Fläming
• Jeserigerhütten
• Kelpzig
• Lehnsdorf
• Medewitz
• Mützdorf
• Neuehütten
• Reetz
• Reetzerhütten
• Reppinichen
• Schlamau
• Wiesenburg

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

Wiesenburg/Mark:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)^[2]

Year Population 1875 5 868 1890 6 026 1910 6 084 1925 5 915 1933 5 749 1939 5 845 1946 8 761 1950 8 519 1964 7 146 1971 6 691

Year Population 1981 6 190 1985 6 071 1989 5 794 1990 5 685 1991 5 582 1992 5 662 1993 5 601 1994 5 600 1995 5 594 1996 5 570

Year Population 1997 5 564 1998 5 474 1999 5 453 2000 5 435 2001 5 332 2002 5 459 2003 5 420 2004 5 311 2005 5 181 2006 5 086

Year Population 2007 5 050 2008 4 935 2009 4 817 2010 4 708 2011 4 594 2012 4 519 2013 4 461

Politics

Wiesenburg Castle

Barbara Klembt (Left Party) is mayor of Wiesenburg/Mark. In 2001 she was elected for an eight-year-term by the municipal council.

The municipal council has 26 members. The Left Party and the Christian Democrats (CDU) have 5 seats each, the Social Democrats (SPD) and the Farmers Association have 4 seats each. The remaining seats went to small local groups.

Places of interest

Main attractions are Wiesenburg Palace, a medieval castle that has been partially transformed into a neo-renaissance palace and its park.

There is also a set of sculpture walks starting from Wiesenburg, heading towards Bad Belzig.

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

External links

• Private Website (German)
• Wiesenburg Castle (German)
• Wiesenburg Park (German)
• High Fläming Nature Park (German)
• Bahnhof am Park/Wiesenburg