Wusterhausen (German pronunciation: [vʊstɐˈhaʊ̯zn̩]; official name Wusterhausen/Dosse) is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in northwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Dosse, 7 km southeast of Kyritz, and 75 km northwest of Berlin.
Wusterhausen | |
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Location of Wusterhausen within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district | |
Coordinates: 52°52′59″N 12°28′00″E / 52.88306°N 12.46667°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Ostprignitz-Ruppin |
Government | |
• Mayor (2018–26) | Philipp Schulz[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 195.42 km2 (75.45 sq mi) |
Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,854 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 16868 |
Dialling codes | 033979 |
Vehicle registration | OPR |
Website | www.wusterhausen.de |
History
editFrom 1815 to 1945, Wusterhausen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.
Demography
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Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
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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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
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People
edit- Dieter Helm (1941–2022), farmer and politician
- Hermann Wagener (1815-1889), journalist and politician
References
edit- ^ Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons