Berkenbrück
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Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ' N , 14 ° 9' E |
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| State : | Brandenburg | |
| County : | Oder-Spree | |
| Office : | Oder foreland | |
| Height : | 42 m above sea level NHN | |
| Area : | 17.85 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 1016 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
| Population density : | 57 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Postal code : | 15518 | |
| Area code : | 033634 | |
| License plate : | LOS, BSK, EH, FW | |
| Community key : | 12 0 67 040 | |
| LOCODE : | DE B3V | |
| Office administration address: | Bahnhofstrasse 3 15518 Briesen (Mark) |
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| Mayor : | Andy Brümmer | |
| Location of the municipality of Berkenbrück in the Oder-Spree district | ||
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Berkenbrück is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district in Brandenburg near the city of Fürstenwalde / Spree . It is administered by the Office Odervorland .
geography
The community is located about 70 km southeast of Berlin city center, about 7 km east of Fürstenwalde / Spree and about 31 km from Frankfurt (Oder) . It is located directly on the Spree and is completely surrounded by forest areas.
Community structure
The Haasenloos and Roter Krug residential areas belong to Berkenbrück.
History and etymology
The village was first mentioned in 1285 as the Byrkenbrucke (birch bridge ) in a border document of the Fürstenwalde district . The river, which is called Hauptgraben in the 21st century, was mentioned several times as the boundary of the district. Elsewhere it was reported that the old military and trade route (also called freight route) ran through Berkenbrück from Berlin to Frankfurt (Oder). This old road probably led over a wooden bridge that connected the banks of the river. However, there is no reliable evidence that such a connection made of birch wood existed. However, archaeological excavations have shown that the area was already settled in the Stone Age. Further finds could be dated to the Bronze Age .
In the Thirty Years War the place fell desolate ; the survivors fled to the Oderbruch. Only after several years did farmers move to the village again. They built the village church in 1728 . Over the centuries, the spelling of the place name changed several times. Since 1775 the place has been called Berkenbrück, as is customary today. On October 22, 1842 the first train passed Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) Berkenbrück at a speed of 30 km / h. In 1859 Berkenbrück got a station building and thus a stop. In 1909 a volunteer fire brigade was founded. Ten years later, Berkenbrück was connected to the electrical grid. The place experienced a modest upswing.
In 1932 the writer Hans Fallada moved to Berkenbrück, was arrested in 1933 and deported. The Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) motorway was opened in 1937. The line leading past Berkenbrück is one of the main arteries in transit traffic between Western and Eastern Europe in the 21st century . During the Second World War , the place was hit several times by bombs. The SS maintained a rest home in the village. After the battle for the Seelow Heights , refugees also moved to Berkenbrück. On April 24th and 25th, 1945 the war in town ended with the occupation by the Red Army .
During the GDR era, a few holiday camps were set up in the village. Due to the proximity to Berlin and Frankfurt / Oder , the place also became interesting for weekend tourists. After the fall of the Wall , numerous new buildings were built, which increased the number of residents.
Berkenbrück belonged to the district of Lebus in the province of Brandenburg since 1817 and from 1952 to the district of Fürstenwalde in the GDR district of Frankfurt (Oder) . The community has been in the Oder-Spree district in Brandenburg since 1993.
Population development
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Territory of the respective year, number of inhabitants: as of December 31 (from 1991), from 2011 based on the 2011 census
politics
Community representation
The municipal council of Berkenbrück consists of nine municipal representatives and the honorary mayor. The local election on May 26, 2019 resulted in the following distribution of seats:
| Voter group | Seats |
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| Berkenbrücker Citizens Forum | 8th |
| Single applicant Mirko Nowitzki | 1 |
Nowitzki's share of the vote corresponds to two seats. Therefore, according to § 48 (6) of the Brandenburg Local Election Act, a seat in the municipal council remains vacant.
mayor
- 1998–2008: Wolfgang Stephan (SPD)
- 2008–2014: Joachim Köhn
- since 2014: Andy Brümmer (Berkenbrücker Citizens Forum)
Brümmer was elected in the mayoral election on May 26, 2019 with 64.9% of the valid votes for a further term of five years.
coat of arms
The original of the coat of arms hangs in the ballroom of the community center.
The green symbolizes meadows and forests. The blue stands for the water of the Spree and the Dehmsee . The source of income at that time was agriculture, which is represented by the sheaf , scythe and rake .
Attractions
In the list of architectural monuments in Berkenbrück and in the list of ground monuments in Berkenbrück are the cultural monuments entered in the list of monuments of the state of Brandenburg.
- The village church Berkenbrück was built in 1832 in the arched style of the Schinkel school . The church furnishings come from the construction time.
- From autumn 1932 to spring 1933, Hans Fallada lived in a house at 12 Roten Krug, the so-called Falladahaus .
- On April 13, 1875, the Rittmeister Friedrich Wilhelm Freiherr von Willisen von der Fürstenwalder Uhlans died in a fall with his horse near the level crossing in the Königsgestell (railway bridge to Berkenbrück). His fellow officers erected a memorial at the site of the accident on Maundy Thursday 1876 in honor of his memory.
traffic
The state road L 38 leads through Berkenbrück from Fürstenwalde to Treplin on federal road 5 . The closest motorway junction is Fürstenwalde-Ost on the A 12 .
The breakpoint Berkenbrueck on the railway line Berlin-Frankfurt (Oder) is the regional express line RE 1 Magdeburg -Berlin- Frankfurt (Oder) served.
The European hiking trail runs through the municipality over a length of 3.3 km . The Spree cycle path also crosses Berkenbrück.
Personalities
- Hans Fallada (1893–1947), writer, lived in Berkenbrück-Roter Krug from 1932 to 1933
- Antje-Marie Steen (* 1937), politician (SPD), member of the German Bundestag from 1990–2002 , born in Berkenbrück
Web links
- Berkenbrück an der Spree , website of the Berkenbrück community, accessed on October 14, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population in the State of Brandenburg according to municipalities, offices and municipalities not subject to official registration on December 31, 2019 (XLSX file; 223 KB) (updated official population figures) ( help on this ).
- ^ Service portal of the state administration Brandenburg
- ↑ 725 years - First documentary mention of Berkenbrück , Berkenbrück website, accessed on October 14, 2018.
- ^ Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. Landkreis Oder-Spree . Pp. 14-17
- ↑ Population in the state of Brandenburg from 1991 to 2017 according to independent cities, districts and municipalities , Table 7
- ^ Office for Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg (Ed.): Statistical report AI 7, A II 3, A III 3. Population development and population status in the state of Brandenburg (respective editions of the month of December)
- ^ Result of the local election on May 26, 2019
- ↑ Brandenburg Local Election Act, Section 48
- ↑ Results of the municipal elections in 1998 (mayoral elections) for the Oder-Spree district ( Memento of the original from April 12, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Local elections in the state of Brandenburg on September 28, 2008. Mayor elections , p. 10
- ^ Result of the mayoral election on June 15, 2014
- ↑ Brandenburg Local Election Act, Section 73 (1)
- ^ Result of the mayoral election on May 26, 2019
- ↑ Hans-Joachim Notroff: Fürstenwalder Heimatgeschichten - About the Fürstenwalder Ulanen, issue 2/2005, published by the Freundeskreis Museum im Fürstenwalder Kulturverein eV, p. 12
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