Falkenberg, Märkisch-Oderland

Falkenberg (German pronunciation: [ˈfalkŋ̍ˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Falkenberg
Municipality
Location of Falkenberg within Märkisch-Oderland district
Location of Falkenberg
Falkenberg Falkenberg
Coordinates: 52°49′00″N 13°56′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Municipal assoc.	Falkenberg-Höhe
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Christian Ziche
Area
• Total	59.43 km2 (22.95 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (33 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	2,208
• Density	37.15/km2 (96.23/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16259
Dialling codes	033458
Vehicle registration	MOL
Website	www.amt-fahoe.de

History

From 1815 to 1947, Falkenberg 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.

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)

Falkenberg: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	2,927	—
1890	3,048	+0.27%
1910	3,334	+0.45%
1925	3,397	+0.12%
1933	3,575	+0.64%
1939	3,520	−0.26%
1946	3,946	+1.65%
1950	4,204	+1.60%
1964	3,710	−0.89%
1971	3,625	−0.33%
1981	3,051	−1.71%
1985	2,884	−1.40%
1989	2,758	−1.11%
1990	2,709	−1.78%
1991	2,667	−1.55%
1992	2,622	−1.69%
1993	2,561	−2.33%
1994	2,571	+0.39%
1995	2,550	−0.82%
1996	2,538	−0.47%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1997	2,582	+1.73%
1998	2,552	−1.16%
1999	2,508	−1.72%
2000	2,504	−0.16%
2001	2,518	+0.56%
2002	2,510	−0.32%
2003	2,486	−0.96%
2004	2,481	−0.20%
2005	2,479	−0.08%
2006	2,436	−1.73%
2007	2,425	−0.45%
2008	2,388	−1.53%
2009	2,351	−1.55%
2010	2,316	−1.49%
2011	2,298	−0.78%
2012	2,278	−0.87%
2013	2,274	−0.18%
2014	2,268	−0.26%
2015	2,208	−2.65%
2016	2,221	+0.59%

External links

Media related to Falkenberg at Wikimedia Commons