Weisen

Weisen is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It consists of the main village Weisen, the small settlement Waldhaus and the village Schilde.

Weisen
Municipality
Location of Weisen within Prignitz district
Weisen Weisen
Coordinates: 53°02′N 11°47′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Municipal assoc.	Bad Wilsnack/Weisen
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Jens Becker
Area
• Total	15.60 km2 (6.02 sq mi)
Elevation	22 m (72 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	980
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19322
Dialling codes	03877
Vehicle registration	PR

Geography

Weisen is located between the towns of Wittenberge in the southwest and Perleberg in the northeast, from which Weisen is separated by a forest. The south border of Weisen is marked by the Stepenitz river with the municipality of Breese on the other side. The west border corresponds roughly to the Berlin–Hamburg Railway. The village of Schilde constitutes the northern part of the municipality of Weisen. North of Schilde is Dergenthin, which belongs to Perleberg.

The German federal highway 189 crosses between the villages Weisen and Schilde. The village of Weisen has a train stop on the Wittenberge–Wittstock–Berlin railway.

Weisen is situated in the Elbe Urstromtal. Parts of the municipality belong to the UNESCO biosphere reserve Elbe river landscape.

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)

Weisen: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 653 —     1890 629 −0.25% 1910 705 +0.57% 1925 932 +1.88% 1933 1,084 +1.91% 1939 1,559 +6.24% 1946 1,898 +2.85% 1950 1,853 −0.60% 1964 1,579 −1.14% 1971 1,387 −1.84% 1981 1,182 −1.59% 1985 1,144 −0.81% 1989 1,142 −0.04% 1990 1,131 −0.96% 1991 1,099 −2.83% 1992 1,118 +1.73% 1993 1,127 +0.81% 1994 1,132 +0.44% 1995 1,177 +3.98% 1996 1,160 −1.44%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,184 +2.07% 1998 1,161 −1.94% 1999 1,159 −0.17% 2000 1,182 +1.98% 2001 1,156 −2.20% 2002 1,163 +0.61% 2003 1,133 −2.58% 2004 1,117 −1.41% 2005 1,126 +0.81% 2006 1,108 −1.60% 2007 1,084 −2.17% 2008 1,057 −2.49% 2009 1,047 −0.95% 2010 1,038 −0.86% 2011 1,016 −2.12% 2012 1,005 −1.08% 2013 1,004 −0.10% 2014 988 −1.59% 2015 979 −0.91% 2016 968 −1.12%