Beeskow

Beeskow (Lower Sorbian: Bezkow) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, and capital of the Oder-Spree district. It is situated on the river Spree, 30 km southwest of Frankfurt an der Oder.

Beeskow
View over Beeskow
Coat of arms
Location of Beeskow within Oder-Spree district
Beeskow Beeskow
Coordinates: 52°10′N 14°15′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Subdivisions	Kernstadt und 7 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Frank Steffen (SPD)
Area
• Total	77.15 km^2 (29.79 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,040
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15848
Dialling codes	03366
Vehicle registration	LOS
Website	www.beeskow.de

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)
• 
  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)

Beeskow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[2]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 6,668 —     1890 6,585 −0.08% 1910 6,408 −0.14% 1925 6,744 +0.34% 1933 7,403 +1.17% 1939 7,128 −0.63% 1946 9,509 +4.20% 1950 9,191 −0.85% 1964 8,667 −0.42% 1971 8,774 +0.18% 1981 9,617 +0.92% 1985 9,749 +0.34% 1989 9,854 +0.27% 1990 9,712 −1.44% 1991 9,595 −1.20%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 9,585 −0.10% 1993 9,415 −1.77% 1994 9,329 −0.91% 1995 9,403 +0.79% 1996 9,549 +1.55% 1997 9,398 −1.58% 1998 9,294 −1.11% 1999 9,100 −2.09% 2000 8,946 −1.69% 2001 8,865 −0.91% 2002 8,756 −1.23% 2003 8,612 −1.64% 2004 8,594 −0.21% 2005 8,432 −1.89% 2006 8,365 −0.79%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 8,314 −0.61% 2008 8,235 −0.95% 2009 8,206 −0.35% 2010 8,120 −1.05% 2011 8,030 −1.11% 2012 7,996 −0.42% 2013 7,981 −0.19% 2014 7,964 −0.21% 2015 8,122 +1.98% 2016 8,099 −0.28% 2017 8,080 −0.23% 2018 8,042 −0.47% 2019 8,040 −0.02%

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

• Max Seiffert (1868–1948), musicologist, editor of ancient music
• Joachim Mattern (born 1948), canoeist
• Judith Zeidler (born 1967), rower
• Ronny Ostwald (born 1974), sprint athlete

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

External links

Media related to Beeskow at Wikimedia Commons