Britz (German pronunciation: [bʁɪts] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Barnim in Brandenburg in north-eastern Germany.
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Britz
within Barnim district  | |
 Location of Britz | |
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| Coordinates: 52°53′N 13°48′E / 52.883°N 13.800°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Barnim |
| Municipal assoc. | Britz-Chorin-Oderberg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | André Guse[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.5 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,100 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (350/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 16230 |
| Dialling codes | 03334 |
| Vehicle registration | BAR |
| Website | www.britz-chorin.de |
History
editFrom 1815 to 1947, Britz 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.
During World War II, from March 1942 to August 1943, it was the location of a forced labour for Jewish men.[3]
Demography
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References
edit- ↑ Landkreis Barnim Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2024 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2023)" (XLS). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
- ↑ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Britz (b. Eberswalde)". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
- ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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