Oberhavel

Oberhavel is a Kreis (district) in the northern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Its neighbouring districts are (clockwise from the north): Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts of Uckermark and Barnim, the Bundesland of Berlin, and the districts of Havelland and Ostprignitz-Ruppin.

Oberhavel
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Oranienburg
Government
• District admin.	Alexander Tönnies (SPD)
Area
• Total	1,795.3 km2 (693.2 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)
• Total	218,551
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.oberhavel.de

Geography

The district is located on the upper course of the Havel river from its source to the outskirts of Berlin. The north is characterised by many lakes including the Großer Stechlinsee, which is well known thanks to a novel by Theodor Fontane called Der Stechlin.

History

The district was created on 6 December 1993 through the merging of the old Gransee and Oranienburg districts.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the eagle as the symbol of Brandenburg in the upper part. In the lower half are two flying swans on green background representing nature with many lakes. The coat of arms was unofficially used by the precursor district of Oranienburg before the merger, though not then officially granted. It was granted to the district of Oberhavel on 18 May 1994.

Towns and municipalities

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Amt-free towns	Amt-free municipalities	Ämter
Fürstenberg/Havel Hennigsdorf Hohen Neuendorf Kremmen Liebenwalde Oranienburg Velten Zehdenick	Birkenwerder Glienicke/Nordbahn Leegebruch Löwenberger Land Mühlenbecker Land Oberkrämer	Gransee und Gemeinden Gransee1, 2 Großwoltersdorf Schönermark Sonnenberg Stechlin 1seat of the Amt; 2town

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 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Landkreis Oberhavel: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 64,084 —     1890 75,767 +1.12% 1910 99,395 +1.37% 1925 119,031 +1.21% 1933 138,026 +1.87% 1939 178,595 +4.39% 1946 187,548 +0.70% 1950 192,989 +0.72% 1964 179,515 −0.52% 1971 180,152 +0.05% 1981 175,027 −0.29% 1985 174,522 −0.07% 1989 172,119 −0.35% 1990 169,086 −1.76% 1991 167,015 −1.22%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 165,764 −0.75% 1993 166,214 +0.27% 1994 167,935 +1.04% 1995 170,505 +1.53% 1996 173,666 +1.85% 1997 178,353 +2.70% 1998 183,997 +3.16% 1999 189,191 +2.82% 2000 192,123 +1.55% 2001 194,022 +0.99% 2002 195,399 +0.71% 2003 197,055 +0.85% 2004 198,550 +0.76% 2005 200,184 +0.82% 2006 201,289 +0.55%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 201,945 +0.33% 2008 202,231 +0.14% 2009 202,776 +0.27% 2010 203,124 +0.17% 2011 201,199 −0.95% 2012 202,162 +0.48% 2013 203,012 +0.42% 2014 204,898 +0.93% 2015 207,524 +1.28% 2016 208,639 +0.54% 2017 209,893 +0.60% 2018 211,249 +0.65% 2019 212,914 +0.79% 2020 214,234 +0.62%

Sport

The district is home to three rugby union clubs, the RU Hohen Neuendorf, Veltener RC and Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby. The latter was the most successful rugby club in East Germany, winning 27 national championships from 1952 to 1990.

External links

Media related to Oberhavel at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (German)