Oderberg

Oderberg (German: [ˈoːdɐˌbɛʁk] (listen)) is a town in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Eberswalde, and 27 km southwest of Schwedt and in close vicinity of Berlin.

Former fire house
Oderberg is also the German name for Bohumín, a town in the Czech Republic.
Oderberg
Aerial view of the town center
Coat of arms
Location of Oderberg within Barnim district
Oderberg
Oderberg
Coordinates: 52°52′00″N 14°03′00″E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictBarnim
Municipal assoc.Britz-Chorin-Oderberg
Government
 • MayorMartina Hähnel
Area
 • Total35.31 km2 (13.63 sq mi)
Elevation
5 m (16 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,170
 • Density61/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16248
Dialling codes033369
Vehicle registrationBAR
Websitewww.amt-oderberg.de

Overview

The territory has many lakes, remnants from the ice age. The area is widely used for outdoor recreation, such as biking, walking and boating. As Biosphere region it is home to many species of wildlife. Oderberg is closest to the Oder river crossing leading directly to Cedynia, Poland, (until 1945 Zehden, Brandenburg.)

Church in Neuendorf

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)
Oderberg: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[2]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,200—    
1890 4,466+0.41%
1910 3,924−0.64%
1925 3,398−0.95%
1933 3,418+0.07%
1939 3,710+1.38%
1946 3,974+0.99%
1950 4,424+2.72%
1964 4,101−0.54%
1971 3,977−0.44%
1981 3,323−1.78%
1985 3,147−1.35%
1989 3,123−0.19%
1990 3,078−1.44%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1991 3,010−2.21%
1992 2,928−2.72%
1993 2,897−1.06%
1994 2,898+0.03%
1995 2,884−0.48%
1996 2,880−0.14%
1997 2,822−2.01%
1998 2,798−0.85%
1999 2,760−1.36%
2000 2,738−0.80%
2001 2,647−3.32%
2002 2,632−0.57%
2003 2,589−1.63%
2004 2,552−1.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2005 2,491−2.39%
2006 2,410−3.25%
2007 2,348−2.57%
2008 2,267−3.45%
2009 2,229−1.68%
2010 2,160−3.10%
2011 2,190+1.39%
2012 2,172−0.82%
2013 2,143−1.34%
2014 2,165+1.03%
2015 2,199+1.57%
2016 2,185−0.64%
2017 2,171−0.64%

References
  1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2019". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). July 2020.
  2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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