Mittenwalde

Mittenwalde (German: [ˈmɪtn̩ˌvaldə] (listen)) is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 30 km southeast of Berlin (centre).

Mittenwalde
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Mittenwalde within Dahme-Spreewald district
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Coordinates: 52°16′N 13°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Dahme-Spreewald
Subdivisions	6 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Maja Buße
Area
• Total	98.48 km^2 (38.02 sq mi)
Elevation	37 m (121 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,269
• Density	94/km^2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15749
Dialling codes	033764
Vehicle registration	LDS
Website	www.mittenwalde.de

On May 28, 1562, the town of Mittenwalde lent Berlin 400 guilders, a debt which has never been repaid, though the town has attempted to collect the debt on rare occasions. As of 2020, this debt would be equivalent to about 113.92 million euros ($127.05 million) with simple interest, but with compound interest, the debt would be 43.58 quintillion euros, far larger than the global economy.[2]

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)
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  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)

Mittenwalde: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 5,207 —     1890 6,869 +1.86% 1910 8,071 +0.81% 1925 7,902 −0.14% 1933 7,854 −0.08% 1939 9,461 +3.15% 1946 9,028 −0.67% 1950 9,076 +0.13% 1964 7,411 −1.44% 1971 7,195 −0.42% 1981 6,224 −1.44% 1985 6,064 −0.65% 1989 5,800 −1.11% 1990 5,697 −1.78% 1991 5,584 −1.98%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 5,587 +0.05% 1993 5,576 −0.20% 1994 5,937 +6.47% 1995 6,522 +9.85% 1996 7,071 +8.42% 1997 7,589 +7.33% 1998 7,877 +3.79% 1999 8,220 +4.35% 2000 8,410 +2.31% 2001 8,536 +1.50% 2002 8,547 +0.13% 2003 8,640 +1.09% 2004 8,699 +0.68% 2005 8,664 −0.40% 2006 8,684 +0.23%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 8,663 −0.24% 2008 8,683 +0.23% 2009 8,710 +0.31% 2010 8,724 +0.16% 2011 8,658 −0.76% 2012 8,663 +0.06% 2013 8,734 +0.82% 2014 8,774 +0.46% 2015 8,898 +1.41% 2016 8,950 +0.58% 2017 9,104 +1.72% 2018 9,140 +0.40% 2019 9,269 +1.41%

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. 2012 report on debt
3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons