Oder-Spree

Oder-Spree
Oder-Spree
	District
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Beeskow
Area
• Total	2,242 km2 (866 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2019)
• Total	178,803
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	LOS
Website	landkreis-oder-spree.de

Oder-Spree is a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from north clockwise) the district Märkisch-Oderland, the district-free city Frankfurt (Oder), Poland, the districts Spree-Neiße and Dahme-Spreewald, and the Bundesland Berlin.

Geography

The district is named after the two major rivers in the district - the Spree river forms a large bend within the district; the Oder river constitutes the eastern border.

History

The district was created in 1993 by merging the districts Eisenhüttenstadt, Beeskow and Fürstenwalde, and the district-free city Eisenhüttenstadt.

Demography

Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
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 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Landkreis Oder-Spree: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)^[2]

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	87,934	—
1890	94,469	+0.48%
1910	115,555	+1.01%
1925	128,292	+0.70%
1933	141,635	+1.24%
1939	151,802	+1.16%
1946	158,490	+0.62%
1950	166,492	+1.24%
1964	183,110	+0.68%
1971	191,619	+0.65%
1981	195,164	+0.18%
1985	194,810	−0.05%
1989	197,478	+0.34%
1990	193,753	−1.89%
1991	190,103	−1.88%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1992	186,878	−1.70%
1993	187,827	+0.51%
1994	188,986	+0.62%
1995	190,839	+0.98%
1996	193,006	+1.14%
1997	195,032	+1.05%
1998	196,655	+0.83%
1999	196,784	+0.07%
2000	196,453	−0.17%
2001	195,670	−0.40%
2002	194,169	−0.77%
2003	193,062	−0.57%
2004	192,001	−0.55%
2005	190,728	−0.66%
2006	189,185	−0.81%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	188,035	−0.61%
2008	186,542	−0.79%
2009	185,062	−0.79%
2010	183,859	−0.65%
2011	177,764	−3.32%
2012	177,047	−0.40%
2013	176,850	−0.11%
2014	177,823	+0.55%
2015	182,397	+2.57%
2016	178,849	−1.95%
2017	178,347	−0.28%
2018	178,658	+0.17%
2019	178,803	+0.08%

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows symbols for the three former districts which make up the district. In the top left quarter is the coat of arms of the Bishops of Lebus, who had their seat in Fürstenwalde. The second quarter shows the checkered bar of the Cistercian Order as the symbol of the Abbey of Neuzelle, who until 1817 owned most of the territory which later became the district Eisenhüttenstadt. The two quarters in the bottom symbolize the former district Beeskow. The three knives in the left are the symbol of the Lords of Strehla, the deer antler the symbol of the Lords of Biberstein, who in 1317 succeeded the Lords of Strehla as the Lords of Beeskow and Storkow.

Towns and municipalities

The capital of the district is Beeskow, but Fürstenwalde (Spree) is the biggest town, with a population of 31,000 people.

Amt-free towns

Ämter

Amt-free municipalities

1. Brieskow-Finkenheerd

2. Neuzelle

3. Odervorland

4. Scharmützelsee

5. Schlaubetal

6. Spreenhagen

¹seat of the Amt; ²town

References

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

External links

[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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