Kremmen is a town in the district of Oberhavel, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located 15 km (10 miles) west of Oranienburg and 38 km (24 miles) northwest of Berlin. It is known mostly for its castle Ziethen. The local church contains an organ built in 1817 by Tobias Thurley.

Kremmen
Manor in Beetz
Manor in Beetz
Coat of arms of Kremmen
Location of Kremmen within Oberhavel district
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Kremmen is located in Germany
Kremmen
Kremmen
Kremmen is located in Brandenburg
Kremmen
Kremmen
Coordinates: 52°46′00″N 13°01′59″E / 52.76667°N 13.03306°E / 52.76667; 13.03306
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberhavel
Subdivisions7 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2016–24) Sebastian Busse[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
208.43 km2 (80.48 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
7,781
 • Density37/km2 (97/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16766
Dialling codes033055
Vehicle registrationOHV
Websitewww.kremmen.de
Church in Hohenbruch
Church in Sommerfeld

Demography

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Kremmen: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,917—    
1890 6,675−0.24%
1910 6,455−0.17%
1925 7,244+0.77%
1933 7,382+0.24%
1939 7,722+0.75%
1946 9,840+3.52%
1950 9,819−0.05%
1964 8,059−1.40%
1971 7,617−0.80%
1981 6,771−1.17%
1985 6,630−0.52%
1989 6,369−1.00%
1990 6,259−1.73%
1991 6,233−0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 6,187−0.74%
1993 6,188+0.02%
1994 6,438+4.04%
1995 6,568+2.02%
1996 6,613+0.69%
1997 6,683+1.06%
1998 6,862+2.68%
1999 7,138+4.02%
2000 7,234+1.34%
2001 7,231−0.04%
2002 7,306+1.04%
2003 7,437+1.79%
2004 7,409−0.38%
2005 7,373−0.49%
2006 7,342−0.42%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 7,303−0.53%
2008 7,244−0.81%
2009 7,124−1.66%
2010 7,102−0.31%
2011 7,121+0.27%
2012 7,115−0.08%
2013 7,110−0.07%
2014 7,108−0.03%
2015 7,238+1.83%
2016 7,310+0.99%
2017 7,498+2.57%
2018 7,657+2.12%
2019 7,734+1.01%
2020 7,700−0.44%

Mayors

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Klaus-Jürgen Sasse (SPD) was elected in October 2008 with 53,1 % of the votes.

Sebastian Busse (CDU) was elected in November 2016 with 56,9 % of the votes.[4] He started in office in March 2017.

Photogallery

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Personalities

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  • Richard Dehmel (1863-1920), poet and writer, spent his childhood in Kremmen

References

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Church in Flatow
 
Alcove house in Staffelde
  1. ^ Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
  4. ^ Ergebnis der Bürgermeisterstichwahl am 27. November 2016
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