Briesen (Mark)

Briesen (Mark) is a village and a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated east of the capital Berlin, between the towns Fürstenwalde and Frankfurt an der Oder. Briesen was first mentioned in 1403.

Briesen (Mark)
Coat of arms
Location of Briesen (Mark) within Oder-Spree district
Briesen (Mark) Briesen (Mark)
Coordinates: 52°20′N 14°17′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Municipal assoc.	Odervorland
Government
• Mayor	Gerd Schindler (WG Bauern)
Area
• Total	110.83 km^2 (42.79 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,827
• Density	26/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15518
Dialling codes	033607, 033635
Vehicle registration	LOS
Website	www.briesen-mark.de

Local government

Since 2014 the municipality Briesen consists of the villages Alt Madlitz, Biegen, Briesen, Falkenberg and Wilmersdorf. It is part of Amt Odervorland. Its governing council, dealing with local affairs, consists of 12 seats.

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)

Briesen (Mark): Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[2]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 2,753 —     1890 3,132 +0.86% 1910 3,025 −0.17% 1925 3,419 +0.82% 1933 3,425 +0.02% 1939 3,401 −0.12% 1946 3,931 +2.09% 1950 4,309 +2.32% 1964 3,647 −1.18% 1971 3,681 +0.13% 1981 3,234 −1.29% 1985 3,127 −0.84% 1989 3,039 −0.71% 1990 3,018 −0.69% 1991 3,004 −0.46% 1992 2,956 −1.60% 1993 2,939 −0.58% 1994 2,881 −1.97% 1995 2,892 +0.38% 1996 2,910 +0.62%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 2,943 +1.13% 1998 2,973 +1.02% 1999 3,026 +1.78% 2000 3,078 +1.72% 2001 3,061 −0.55% 2002 3,099 +1.24% 2003 3,109 +0.32% 2004 3,101 −0.26% 2005 3,091 −0.32% 2006 3,055 −1.16% 2007 3,038 −0.56% 2008 2,985 −1.74% 2009 2,934 −1.71% 2010 2,925 −0.31% 2011 2,863 −2.12% 2012 2,870 +0.24% 2013 2,825 −1.57% 2014 2,827 +0.07% 2015 2,806 −0.74% 2016 2,783 −0.82%

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 Briesen (Mark) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Briesen (Mark) (in German)