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Wildau

Wildau
Church in Wildau
Church in Wildau
Coat of arms of Wildau
Location of Wildau within Dahme-Spreewald district
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Wildau is located in Germany
Wildau
Wildau
Wildau is located in Brandenburg
Wildau
Wildau
Coordinates: 52°19′N 13°38′E / 52.317°N 13.633°E / 52.317; 13.633
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictDahme-Spreewald
Government
 • Mayor (2022–30) Frank Nerlich[1]
Area
 • Total
9.09 km2 (3.51 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
10,984
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15745
Dialling codes03375
Vehicle registrationLDS
Websitewww.wildau.de

Wildau (German pronunciation: [ˈvɪldaʊ̯] ) is a German town of the state of Brandenburg, located in the district of Dahme-Spreewald. It is located close to Berlin and easily reached by the S-Bahn. As of 2019 its population was 10,404 inhabitants.

History

The history of Wildau began with fisherman's families that settled by the Dahme River and then came to deliver sand, gravel and bricks from the region by boat to Berlin.

1889-1933: Growing Industrial Region

Berlin Machine Building Corporation (B.M.A.G.), formerly L. Schwartzkopff, became one of the leading railway locomotive manufacturers in Germany in the late 19th century. The original plant, located in the centre of Berlin, became insufficient to meet the growing demands of railway operators. Therefore, the company began looking for a new plant site in the surrounding area around Berlin. An area of 600.000 sqm adjacent to Goerlitz Railway, close to the town of Hoherlehme, was eventually chosen for this purpose in 1889.[3]

The entire production of high-speed rotating machinery, generators, and electrical equipment was not long after relocated to B.M.A.G.'s new plant. From these beginnings, a new company - Maffei-Schwartzkopff Co. Ltd. - emerged, which in the following years equipped all Schwartzkopff and Maffei E-locomotives with electricity. In the aftermath of the Great Depression (1931), however, the site had to be closed.[3]

1933-1945: Wildau under the National Socialist Regime

In 1934 AEG took possession of the former Maffei-Schwartzkopff site and converted it into a feeder plant for aviation industries. Armament production began in 1936.[3] Torpedoes, grenade shells, propeller hubs, cannon tubes, mortars and artillery were all produced. But two larger scale projects would become infamous. The locomotive plant at Wildau produced the infamous “Schienenwolf” (“rail wolf”), which the German Wehrmacht deployed during their retreat from the Soviet Union and Italy.[3] And in the large locomotive assembly hangar 15/16, AEG employees built the armored locomotive of the “Führersonderzug“ (or 'Hitler's chartered train').[3]

the notorious 'Schienenwolf' or 'rail wolf'

In April 1945, the Soviet Army occupied Wildau. Not long after, it was decided that all production halls should be demolished and all gear and equipment from B.M.A.G. and AEG removed.[3]

Demography

Wildau: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 290—    
1890 311+0.47%
1910 2,865+11.74%
1925 4,347+2.82%
1933 4,509+0.46%
1939 5,664+3.87%
1946 5,166−1.31%
1950 5,501+1.58%
1964 8,391+3.06%
1971 8,122−0.46%
1981 7,826−0.37%
1985 7,506−1.04%
1989 7,169−1.14%
1990 7,089−1.12%
1991 7,350+3.68%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 7,403+0.72%
1993 7,425+0.30%
1994 7,405−0.27%
1995 7,697+3.94%
1996 8,131+5.64%
1997 8,605+5.83%
1998 9,120+5.98%
1999 9,269+1.63%
2000 9,352+0.90%
2001 9,392+0.43%
2002 9,378−0.15%
2003 9,299−0.84%
2004 9,432+1.43%
2005 9,542+1.17%
2006 9,642+1.05%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 9,819+1.84%
2008 9,911+0.94%
2009 9,906−0.05%
2010 9,898−0.08%
2011 9,731−1.69%
2012 9,797+0.68%
2013 9,878+0.83%
2014 9,945+0.68%
2015 9,978+0.33%
2016 10,057+0.79%
2017 10,093+0.36%
2018 10,303+2.08%
2019 10,404+0.98%
2020 10,633+2.20%

Personalities who are associated with the city

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 13 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Education in Wildau: A University Portrait in Pictures (PDF). Technische Hochschule Wildau (FH) (3rd ed.). Wildau: MediaService Verlag Bernd Schlütter. 2013. ISBN 9783000320972. OCLC 846951991.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons