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Eichwalde

Eichwalde
Municipality
Coat of arms of Eichwalde
Coat of arms
Location of Eichwalde within Dahme-Spreewald district
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Eichwalde is located in Germany
Eichwalde
Eichwalde
Eichwalde is located in Brandenburg
Eichwalde
Eichwalde
Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 13°37′00″E / 52.36667°N 13.61667°E / 52.36667; 13.61667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictDahme-Spreewald
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Jörg Jenoch[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
6,475
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15732
Dialling codes030
Vehicle registrationLDS
Websitewww.eichwalde.de

Eichwalde is a municipality of the Dahme-Spreewald district in Brandenburg, Germany, situated at the southeastern Berlin city limits. With 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi) it is the smallest Brandenburg municipality by area, while its population density is the second highest (after Glienicke/Nordbahn).

Demography

  • 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)
    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)
  • Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
    Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
Eichwalde: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 54—    
1890 28−4.28%
1910 1,565+22.28%
1925 3,069+4.59%
1933 4,815+5.79%
1939 6,318+4.63%
1946 5,847−1.10%
1950 6,493+2.65%
1964 6,352−0.16%
1971 6,377+0.06%
1981 5,962−0.67%
1985 5,705−1.10%
1989 5,218−2.21%
1990 5,141−1.48%
1991 5,030−2.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 4,942−1.75%
1993 4,860−1.66%
1994 4,864+0.08%
1995 4,887+0.47%
1996 4,972+1.74%
1997 5,277+6.13%
1998 5,551+5.19%
1999 5,720+3.04%
2000 5,737+0.30%
2001 5,749+0.21%
2002 5,823+1.29%
2003 5,837+0.24%
2004 5,976+2.38%
2005 6,002+0.44%
2006 6,078+1.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 6,073−0.08%
2008 6,114+0.68%
2009 6,113−0.02%
2010 6,205+1.50%
2011 6,252+0.76%
2012 6,305+0.85%
2013 6,359+0.86%
2014 6,421+0.97%
2015 6,426+0.08%
2016 6,490+1.00%
2017 6,449−0.63%
2018 6,468+0.29%
2019 6,420−0.74%
2020 6,452+0.50%

History

The land settlement of Eichwalde was founded on March 20, 1893. The name means "oak wood" in German.

Culture

Museums

The Old Firestation is a cultural center of the town. In the building many concerts, exhibitions, readings and other cultural events are organized by the local Freundeskreis Alte Feuerwache e.V. (Circle of friends of the Old Fire Station) take place.

Music

Buildings

  • Center of Eichwalde with an impressive ensemble of buildings from the time of the founding of Eichwalde, for example the Humboldt-Gymnasium (Humboldt High School) and the Alte Feuerwache (Old Fire Station)
  • Churches: Catholic (St. Anthony, neo-Roman style), Protestant/Lutheran (neo-Gothic style), Methodist (Eben Ezer), New Apostolic, Landeskirchliche Gemeinschaft
  • Water tower

Monuments of nature

  • Friedenseiche (Oak of Peace) => Symbol of the Town

Videogames

  • Overwatch based the name of one of their maps named "Eichenwalde" on this city. It is the hometown of the game's German hero, Reinhardt.

Economy and Infrastructure

Traffic

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eichwalde