Oder-Spree district

coat of arms	Germany map
	Coordinates: 52 ° 14 '  N , 14 ° 13'  E
Basic data
State :	Brandenburg
Administrative headquarters :	Beeskow
Area :	2,256.78 km 2
Residents:	178,803 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	79 inhabitants per km 2
License plate :	LOS, BSK, EH, FW
Circle key :	12 0 67
Circle structure:	37 municipalities
Address of the district administration:	Breitscheidstrasse 7 15848 Beeskow
Website :	www.landkreis-oder-spree.de
District Administrator :	Rolf Lindemann ( SPD )
Location of the Oder-Spree district in Brandenburg

The district of Oder-Spree ( Lower Sorbian Wokrejs Odra-Sprjewja ) is a district in the east of Brandenburg with the administrative seat in Beeskow .

geography

The district borders in the south on the district Spree-Neisse , in the south and southwest on the district Dahme-Spreewald , in the west on Berlin , in the north on the district Märkisch-Oderland and the independent city of Frankfurt (Oder) , in the east on Poland .

history

The Oder-Spree district was created with the district reform in Brandenburg on December 6, 1993 from the independent city of Eisenhüttenstadt and the districts of Eisenhüttenstadt , Beeskow and Fürstenwalde .

The alternative proposal was to restore the old Guben district (until 1950). But a greater district from Berlin to the Polish border was preferred, although there were resolutions by the city councils of Eisenhüttenstadt-Stadt and the district assemblies Eisenhüttenstadt-Land and Guben as well as a constitutional complaint from 1993.

The administrative structural reform prepared by the state government in 2019 in Brandenburg planned a new district of Frankfurt-Oder-Spree together with Frankfurt (Oder) . The Oder-Spree district council rejected the merger and the form of administration was withdrawn in November 2017 after fierce resistance from the municipalities.

Communities

After the municipal reform in 2003, the district comprised 38 municipalities, including seven cities. Since the incorporation of the Madlitz-Wilmersdorf community into Briesen (Mark) in 2014, the district still has 37 communities.

See also: List of places in the Oder-Spree district

(Residents on December 31, 2019)

Unofficial cities Beeskow (8,040) Eisenhüttenstadt (23,878) Erkner (11,856) Friedland (2,985) Fürstenwalde / Spree (31,965) Storkow (Mark) (9,226) Other municipalities not subject to official duties Grünheide (Mark) (8,755) Rietz-Neuendorf (4,098) Schöneiche near Berlin (12,789) Dive (3809) Woltersdorf (8,302)

Offices and associated municipalities
(seat of the official administration *)

1. Brieskow-Finkenheerd (7,488) Brieskow-Finkenheerd * (2,334) Gross Lindow (1,702) Vogelsang (711) Wiesenau (1,263) Ziltendorf (1,478) 2. Neuzelle (6457) Lawitz (564) Neissemünde (1,609) Neuzelle * (4,284)

3. Oder foreland (10,231) Berkenbrück (1,016) Briesen (Mark) * (2,827) Jacobsdorf (1,893) Steinhöfel (4,495) 4. Scharmützelsee (10,312) Bad Saarow * (6.003) Diensdorf-Radlow (604) Long choice (875) Reichenwalde (1,216) Wendisch Rietz (1,614)

5. Schlaubetal (9,899) Grunow-Dammendorf (510) Mixdorf (902) Müllrose , City * (4,636) Ragow-Merz (521) Schlaubetal (1,814) See you (1,516) 6. Spreenhagen (8,713) Gosen-Neu Zittau (3,239) Rough (2,014) Spreenhagen * (3,460)

Population development

year Residents 1993 187,827 1994 188,986 1995 190,839 1996 193.006 1997 195.032 1998 196,655 1999 196.784 2000 196.453 2001 195,670 2002 194.169

year Residents 2003 193,062 2004 192.001 2005 190.728 2006 189,185 2007 188.035 2008 186,542 2009 185.062 2010 183,859 2011 177.764 2012 177.047

year Residents 2013 176,850 2014 177,823 2015 182.397 2016 178,849 2017 178,347 2018 178,658 2019 178,803

Territory and number of inhabitants on December 31 of the respective year from 2011 based on the 2011 census

politics

Election of the Oder-Spree district council in 2019

Turnout: 58.3% (2014: 48.8%)

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BVB / FW

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BJA

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District council

Since the election on May 26, 2019, the 56 seats in the district council have been distributed among parties and groups of voters as follows:

Party / group	Voices 2014	Voices 2019		Seats 2014	Seats 2019
SPD	28.7%	18.7%		16	10
AfD	05.1%	18.4%		03	10
THE LEFT	21.5%	15.7%		12	09
CDU	20.3%	15.5%		11	09
GREEN / B90	04.6%	08.7%		03	05
BVB / FREE VOTERS	05.4%	08.6%		03	05
FDP	04.1%	05.5%		02	03
Farmers - Hunters - Anglers (BJA)	03.9%	03.9%		02	02
Citizens' Association Fürstenberg / Oder (BVFO)	01.4%	01.4%		01	01
Pirates	00.8%	01.4%		01	01
NPD	04.1%	01.2%		02	01

Following the election in 2019, a turning election officials nationwide on media and insisted to have struck about 50 votes of the Alternative for Germany the Greens. He also claimed to have acted from a leftist outlook. The alternative for Germany and several right-wing populist portals immediately spread the story online. However, after a constitutional examination or recounting of the votes by the public prosecutor and the responsible district returning officer , it had to be determined that the allegations of the electoral worker were untrue. The alleged electoral fraud demonstrably did not take place.

District Administrator

• 1994–2002: Jürgen Schröter (Citizens' Association Oder-Spree)
• 2002–2017: Manfred Zalenga (independent, until 2005 SPD)
• from 2017: Rolf Lindemann (SPD)00.

Manfred Zalenga was elected for the second time on September 30, 2009 for a term of eight years. He gave up his office prematurely in 2017.

In the district administrator's election on December 11, 2016, Rolf Lindemann received 61.7% of the valid votes, but due to the low turnout of 19.2%, he missed the required quorum of 15% of eligible voters. As a result, the district council had to decide on Zalenga's successor. On January 25, 2017, he elected Lindemann as the new district administrator for a term of eight years in accordance with Section 127 of the municipal constitution of the state of Brandenburg. Lindemann took up his post on February 9, 2017.

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on February 23, 1996.

Blazon : “Quartered; at the front two crossed red boat hooks in gold at the top, angled at the top by a six-pointed red star, at the back a red-silver slanted left bar in black; below in front in red three pointed silver scythe blades lying on the back, one on top of the other, with the tips turned outwards, behind in gold a five-ended red deer pole. "

The red boat hooks on a golden background go back to the diocese of Lebus and Fürstenwalde . The red and silver chess bar represents the “ Cistercian bar ” for the Neuzelle monastery and the Zinna monastery . The silver blades on a red background are reminiscent of the Lords of Strehla, the red stag staff on a gold background of the Lords of Bieberstein .

The coats of arms of the offices, cities and municipalities of the district can be found in the list of coats of arms in the Oder-Spree district .

Economy and Infrastructure

economy

There are three main areas of economic development in the district. In the suburb of Berlin , the economy is closely intertwined with the Berlin metropolitan area.

The center is dominated by the iron and steel industry in Eisenhüttenstadt , machine and plant industries such as the chemical industry in Fürstenwalde / Spree , the wood processing industry in Beeskow , agriculture and tourism. The business locations Eisenhüttenstadt and Fürstenwalde form two of 15 regional growth centers in the state of Brandenburg. This promotes selected future-oriented industries.

An extensive network of cycle paths invites you to go on bike tours and the Oder-Spree lake area is an attractive area for water hikers. Other travel destinations include the thermal baths in Bad Saarow , the Schlaubetal Nature Park , which was shaped by the Ice Age , the Fürstenwalder St. Marien Cathedral and the Neuzelle Monastery .

traffic

Road traffic

The federal motorway 12 crosses the district in an east-west direction. It connects the Berliner Ring with the Polish border near Frankfurt (Oder). The Oder-Lusatia route is currently being built in a north-south direction along the Polish border .

Rail transport

The most important railway line in the district is the Berlin – Frankfurt (Oder) railway line . Regional express trains of the RE 1 line of DB Regio AG stop twice an hour at the stations Erkner and Fürstenwalde / Spree in both directions , only hourly in Fangschleuse , Hangelsberg , Berkenbrück , Briesen (Mark) , Jacobsdorf (Mark) and Pillgram . With the "Netz Elbe-Spree" award procedure, Ostdeutsche Eisenbahn GmbH (ODEG) will take over operations from December 2022 .

Another west-east axis is the Königs Wusterhausen – Grunow railway line . In Kummersdorf , Storkow (Mark) , Hubertushöhe , Wendisch Rietz , Lindenberg , Buckow , Beeskow , Oegeln , Schneeberg , Grunow (Niederlausitz) , Mixdorf and Müllrose regional trains of the line RB 36 of Niederbarnimer Eisenbahn AG (NEB) run every hour to Frankfurt (Oder) ), sometimes only every two hours on the weekend.

The two lines mentioned are connected by the Fürstenwalde – Beeskow railway ; however, only the section from Fürstenwalde (Spree) via Fürstenwalde Süd and Bad Saarow to Bad Saarow Klinikum is operated. Regional trains of the NEB line RB 35 run there every hour .

The Cottbus – Frankfurt (Oder) railway runs on the eastern edge of the district in a north-south direction . Regional trains on the RB 11 line operated by DB Regio AG stop every hour at the Finkenheerd , Finkenheerd , Wiesenau , Ziltendorf , Eisenhüttenstadt , Neuzelle , Wellmitz and Coschen power stations . From or with a stop in Eisenhüttenstadt there are also occasional regional express trains on the RE 1 line to Berlin.

Ship and air traffic

The district can be reached by river boats across the Oder , Spree , Oder-Spree Canal and Storkower Canal .

The district can be easily reached by plane via the Berlin airports . In Eisenhüttenstadt there is the airfield " airfield Eisenhüttenstadt " for small aircraft.

Protected areas

There are 43 designated nature reserves in the district (as of February 2017).

See also : List of nature reserves in the Oder-Spree district

License Plate

On January 1, 1994, the district was assigned the distinctive sign LOS and has been issued ever since.

Until about the year 2000 vehicles from the old districts received special identification numbers:

area	Letters	numbers
Old district of Beeskow	A to G	1 to 999
	AA to GZ
Eisenhüttenstadt district	H to R
	HA to RZ
Old district of Fürstenwalde	S to Z
	SB to ZZ

Since September 1, 2017, the distinctive signs BSK (Beeskow), EH (Eisenhüttenstadt) and FW (Fürstenwalde) have been available again.

Incorporation and amalgamation of municipalities

The table shows the incorporations and mergers of municipalities since the district was formed on December 5, 1993.

local community	date	Inclusion of	to	Merger of	to
Bad Saarow	December 31, 2002	New Golm Petersdorf	Bad Saarow
Beeskow	December 6, 1993	Bornow Kohlsdorf Krügersdorf Oegeln Schneeberg	Beeskow
Briesen (Mark)	December 31, 2002	To bend	Briesen (Mark)
Briesen (Mark)	December 31, 2001			Alt Madlitz Wilmersdorf	Madlitz-Wilmersdorf
Briesen (Mark)	10/26/2003	Falkenberg	Madlitz-Wilmersdorf
Briesen (Mark)	01/01/2014	Madlitz-Wilmersdorf	Briesen (Mark)
Eisenhüttenstadt	December 6, 1993	Diehlo	Eisenhüttenstadt
Friedland	03/31/2001			Chossewitz Friedland Groß-Briesen Günthersdorf Karras Klein Muckrow Kummerow Leißnitz Lindow Niewisch Pieskow Schadow Weichensdorf Zeust	Friedland
Friedland	December 31, 2001	Reudnitz	Friedland
Friedland	10/26/2003	Great Muckrow	Friedland
Fürstenwalde / Spree	December 6, 1993	Trebus	Fürstenwalde / Spree
Gosen-Neu Zittau	10/26/2003			Gosen Neu Zittau	Gosen-Neu Zittau
Grünheide (Mark)	December 31, 2001			Grünheide (Mark) Kagel Kienbaum	Grünheide (Mark)
Grünheide (Mark)	10/26/2003	Hangelsberg Mönchwinkel Spreeau	Grünheide (Mark)
Grunow-Dammendorf	10/26/2003			Dammendorf Grunow	Grunow-Dammendorf
Jacobsdorf	December 31, 1998			Jacobsdorf Petersdorf Pillgram	Jacobsdorf
Jacobsdorf	10/26/2003	Sieversdorf	Jacobsdorf
Neissemünde	December 31, 2001			Breslack Coschen Ratzdorf Wellmitz	Neissemünde
New cell	December 31, 2001			Bahro Bomsdorf Göhlen Henzendorf Kobbeln Möbiskruge Neuzelle Schwerzko Steinsdorf Streichwitz Treppeln	New cell
New cell	10/26/2003	Ossendorf	New cell
Ragow-Merz	06/01/2002			Merz Ragow	Ragow-Merz
Reichenwalde	December 31, 2001			Dahmsdorf Kolpin Reichenwalde	Reichenwalde
Rietz-Neuendorf	December 31, 2001			Ahrensdorf Birkholz Buckow Drahendorf Görzig Groß Rietz Herzberg Neubrück Pfaffendorf Sauen Wilmersdorf	Rietz-Neuendorf
Rietz-Neuendorf	10/26/2003	Old Golm Glienicke	Rietz-Neuendorf
Schlaubetal	10/26/2003			Bremsdorf Fünfeichen Kieselwitz	Schlaubetal
Look around	10/26/2003			Pohlitz Rießen Schernsdorf	Look around
Spreenhagen	December 31, 2001	Braunsdorf	Spreenhagen
Spreenhagen	07/01/2002			Hartmannsdorf Spreenhagen	Spreenhagen
Spreenhagen	10/26/2003	Markgrafpieske	Spreenhagen
Steinhöfel	December 31, 2001			Arensdorf Beerfelde Hasenfelde Heinersdorf Jänickendorf Schönfelde Steinhöfel Tempelberg	Steinhöfel
Steinhöfel	10/26/2003	Buchholz Demnitz Neuendorf im Sande	Steinhöfel
Storkow (Mark)	03/31/2002			Alt Stahnsdorf Limsdorf Schwerin Storkow Wochowsee	Storkow (Mark)
Storkow (Mark)	10/26/2003	Bugk Görsdorf Groß Eichholz Groß Looking Kehrigk Kummersdorf Philadelphia Rieplos Selchow	Storkow (Mark)
Dive	December 31, 2001			Briescht Falkenberg Giesensdorf Görsdorf Kossenblatt Lindenberg Mittweide Ranzig Tauche Trebatsch Werder	Dive
Dive	10/26/2003	Strain	Dive

Web links

Commons : Landkreis Oder-Spree  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the Oder-Spree district
• Historical landscape Oder-Spree

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 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 ).
2. ^ District council rejects merger with Frankfurt. In: Märkische Oderzeitung . March 10, 2017.
3. ↑ 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 ).
4. ^ Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. Landkreis Oder-Spree. (PDF) pp. 8–9.
5. ^ Population in the state of Brandenburg from 1991 to 2015 according to independent cities, districts and municipalities. Table 7.
6. ^ Office for Statistics Berlin-Brandenburg (Ed.): Statistical report AI 1, A II 4. Population development and population status in the state of Brandenburg. (respective editions of the 4th quarter)
7. ↑ Local elections in the state of Brandenburg on May 26, 2019 , p. 20.
8. ↑ Counted AfD votes for Greens? - No evidence of fraud in local elections in Brandenburg. In: focus.de. Retrieved September 13, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Alexander Fröhlich: AfD votes counted for the Greens: the public prosecutor's office examines election fraud in Brandenburg. In: tagesspiegel.de. August 27, 2019, accessed September 13, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Alice Echtermann: No evidence for alleged electoral fraud in Brandenburg. In: correctiv.org. September 1, 2019, accessed September 13, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Terms of office and new elections of the district administrators ( Memento from July 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
12. ^ Result of the district administrator's election on December 11, 2016 ( Memento from December 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ Rolf Lindemann is the new district administrator in Oder-Spree. In: Märkische Oderzeitung . January 25, 2017.
14. ↑ Coat of arms information on the service portal of the state administration of Brandenburg
15. ^ Award procedure for the Elbe-Spree network. Retrieved December 10, 2019 . 
16. ^ Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. Landkreis Oder-Spree. Pp. 34-37.