Wiesenburg

Wiesenburg
Wiesenburg

Coordinates: 52°07′00″N 12°26′59″E / 52.11667°N 12.44972°E / 52.11667; 12.44972Coordinates: 52°07′00″N 12°26′59″E / 52.11667°N 12.44972°E / 52.11667; 12.44972
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Potsdam-Mittelmark
Government
  Mayor Barbara Klembt (Left)
Area
  Total 218.20 km2 (84.25 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 4,461
  Density 20/km2 (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:

Demography

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

External links

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