Märkische Heide
Municipality
Coat of arms of Märkische Heide
Coat of arms
Location of Märkische Heide within Dahme-Spreewald district
Märkische Heide is located in Germany
Märkische Heide
Märkische Heide
Märkische Heide is located in Brandenburg
Märkische Heide
Märkische Heide
Coordinates: 52°02′20″N 14°02′17″E / 52.03889°N 14.03806°E / 52.03889; 14.03806
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictDahme-Spreewald
Subdivisions17 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Dieter Freihoff[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total210.10 km2 (81.12 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,915
 • Density19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15913
Dialling codes035471
Vehicle registrationLDS
Websitewww.maerkische-heide.de

Märkische Heide is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.

History

On 26 October 2003, the municipality of Märkische Heide was formed by merging 17 municipalities. These were Alt-Schadow, Biebersdorf, Dollgen, Dürrenhofe, Glietz, Gröditsch, Groß Leine, Groß Leuthen, Hohenbrück-Neu Schadow, Klein Leine, Krugau, Kuschkow, Leibchel, Plattkow, Pretschen, Schuhle-Wiese and Wittmannsdorf-Bückchen.

From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Märkische Heide were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 partially (Alt-Schadow, Biebersdorf, Dollgen, Dürrenhofe, Glietz, Gröditsch, Groß Leine, Groß Leuthen, Hohenbrück-Neu Schadow, Klein Leine, Krugau, Kuschkow, Leibchel, Pretschen, Schuhle-Wiese and Wittmannsdorf-Bückchen) of the Bezirk Cottbus and partially (Plattkow) of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany. Since 1990, they have again been part of Brandenburg, since 2003 united as the municipality of Märkische Heide.

Demography

Märkische Heide: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,257—    
1890 6,070−0.20%
1910 5,747−0.27%
1925 5,511−0.28%
1933 5,279−0.54%
1939 5,064−0.69%
1946 8,101+6.94%
1950 7,730−1.17%
1964 6,031−1.76%
1971 5,870−0.39%
1981 5,347−0.93%
1985 5,193−0.73%
1989 5,184−0.04%
1990 5,134−0.96%
1991 5,062−1.40%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 5,148+1.70%
1993 5,145−0.06%
1994 4,984−3.13%
1995 4,989+0.10%
1996 4,977−0.24%
1997 4,981+0.08%
1998 5,000+0.38%
1999 4,975−0.50%
2000 4,980+0.10%
2001 4,946−0.68%
2002 4,899−0.95%
2003 4,841−1.18%
2004 4,772−1.43%
2005 4,760−0.25%
2006 4,684−1.60%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 4,585−2.11%
2008 4,464−2.64%
2009 4,396−1.52%
2010 4,313−1.89%
2011 4,137−4.08%
2012 4,067−1.69%
2013 4,002−1.60%
2014 3,989−0.32%
2015 3,954−0.88%
2016 3,915−0.99%
2017 3,880−0.89%
2018 3,893+0.34%
2019 3,894+0.03%
2020 3,904+0.26%

Song

"Märkische Heide", also known as "Brandenburglied", is the title of a well-known German song, whose text mainly praises the beauty of the local countryside.[4] The Chilean military song Mi fusil y yo adopted its melody.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 13 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
  3. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
  4. ↑ Lyrics of the "Brandenburg Lied"/"Märkische Heide" on the (German) Songtext website
  5. ↑ "Himnos". Chilean Army. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
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