Berkenbrück

Berkenbrück is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Berkenbrück
Municipality
Bürgerhaus Berkenbrück
Coat of arms
Location of Berkenbrück within Oder-Spree district
Location of Berkenbrück
Berkenbrück Berkenbrück
Coordinates: 52°21′00″N 14°09′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Municipal assoc.	Odervorland
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Mirko Nowitzki
Area
• Total	17.71 km2 (6.84 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	1,071
• Density	60.47/km2 (156.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15518
Dialling codes	033634
Vehicle registration	LOS
Website	www.berkenbrueck-spree.de

History

From 1815 to 1947, Berkenbrück was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.

Personalities

Hans Fallada in 1943 by Erich Ohser

• Hans Fallada (1893-1947), author, lived from 1932 to 1933 in Berkenbrück-Roterkrug

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)

Berkenbrück: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	417	—
1890	481	+0.96%
1910	597	+1.09%
1925	806	+2.02%
1933	884	+1.16%
1939	1,033	+2.63%
1946	882	−2.23%
1950	972	+2.46%
1964	1,032	+0.43%
1971	1,042	+0.14%
1981	966	−0.75%
1985	917	−1.29%
1989	830	−2.46%
1990	807	−2.77%
1991	798	−1.12%
1992	828	+3.76%
1993	864	+4.35%
1994	918	+6.25%
1995	922	+0.44%
1996	921	−0.11%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1997	917	−0.43%
1998	944	+2.94%
1999	976	+3.39%
2000	978	+0.20%
2001	1,002	+2.45%
2002	1,002	+0.00%
2003	1,013	+1.10%
2004	1,003	−0.99%
2005	1,017	+1.40%
2006	1,002	−1.47%
2007	1,014	+1.20%
2008	1,028	+1.38%
2009	1,023	−0.49%
2010	1,003	−1.96%
2011	999	−0.40%
2012	985	−1.40%
2013	972	−1.32%
2014	996	+2.47%
2015	998	+0.20%
2016	1,005	+0.70%

External links

• Official website (in German)