Märkische Heide

Märkische Heide is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.

Märkische Heide
Coat of arms
Location of Märkische Heide within Dahme-Spreewald district
Märkische Heide Show map of Germany Märkische Heide Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°02′20″N 14°02′17″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Dahme-Spreewald
Subdivisions	17 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Annett Lehmann
Area
• Total	210.10 km^2 (81.12 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,893
• Density	19/km^2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	15913
Dialling codes	035471
Vehicle registration	LDS
Website	www.maerkische-heide.de

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)
• 
  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 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Märkische Heide: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[2]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 6,257 —     1890 6,070 −0.20% 1910 5,747 −0.27% 1925 5,511 −0.28% 1933 5,279 −0.54% 1939 5,064 −0.69% 1946 8,101 +6.94% 1950 7,730 −1.17% 1964 6,031 −1.76% 1971 5,870 −0.39% 1981 5,347 −0.93% 1985 5,193 −0.73% 1989 5,184 −0.04% 1990 5,134 −0.96% 1991 5,062 −1.40%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 5,148 +1.70% 1993 5,145 −0.06% 1994 4,984 −3.13% 1995 4,989 +0.10% 1996 4,977 −0.24% 1997 4,981 +0.08% 1998 5,000 +0.38% 1999 4,975 −0.50% 2000 4,980 +0.10% 2001 4,946 −0.68% 2002 4,899 −0.95% 2003 4,841 −1.18% 2004 4,772 −1.43% 2005 4,760 −0.25% 2006 4,684 −1.60%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 4,585 −2.11% 2008 4,464 −2.64% 2009 4,396 −1.52% 2010 4,313 −1.89% 2011 4,137 −4.08% 2012 4,067 −1.69% 2013 4,002 −1.60% 2014 3,989 −0.32% 2015 3,954 −0.88% 2016 3,915 −0.99% 2017 3,880 −0.89% 2018 3,893 +0.34% 2019 3,894 +0.03%

Song

"Märkische Heide" or "Brandenburg Lied" is the title of a well-known German song, whose text mainly praises the beauty of the local countryside[3].

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2018". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). July 2019.
2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
3. Lyrics of the "Brandenburg Lied"/"Märkische Heide" on the (German) Songtext website