Schönfeld (Uckermark)

Basic data
State :	Brandenburg
County :	Uckermark
Office :	Bruessow (Uckermark)
Height :	57 m above sea level NHN
Area :	29.26 km 2
Residents:	571 (Dec. 31, 2019)
Population density :	20 inhabitants per km 2
Postal code :	17291
Area code :	039854
License plate :	UM, ANG, PZ, SDT, TP
Community key :	12 0 73 520
Office administration address:	Prenzlauer Strasse 8 ; 17326 Brüssow
Website :	www.amt-bruessow.de
Mayor :	Detlef Neumann
Location of the municipality of Schönfeld in the Uckermark district

Schönfeld is a municipality in the far north of the Uckermark district in Brandenburg . The municipality is administered by the office of Brüssow (Uckermark) based in the city of Brüssow .

geography

The municipal area lies on a ground moraine that spreads between the parallel valleys of the Ucker and Randow . It is characterized by many small lakes and ponds as well as intensive agriculture and a few forest areas. A large number of wind turbines can be found in the area . Schönfeld lies in the middle of the triangle Brüssow - Prenzlau - Pasewalk .

Schönfeld is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rollwitz in the north, Fahrenwalde in the northeast, Carmzow-Wallmow in the southeast, Schenkenberg in the south and Göritz in the west.

Community structure

The municipality of Schönfeld consists of the inhabited parts of the municipality Karlshof, Klockow, Neuenfeld and Schönfeld.

history

Schönfeld belonged to the Prenzlau district in the Prussian province of Brandenburg since 1817 and to the Prenzlau district in the GDR district of Neubrandenburg from 1952 . The community has been in the Brandenburg district of Uckermark since 1993.

Neuenfeld was incorporated into Schönfeld on July 1, 1950, Klockow on January 1, 1958.

Schönfeld

The village was first mentioned in the Landbuch der Mark Brandenburg from 1375 as Sconenvelde . The place name could mean settlement in a beautiful field, piece of land , a typical name from the colonization period.

Districts

Karlshof: The first documentary mention of the place was given as Karlshoff for 1818 .

Klockow: First mentioned in 1255 as Clokow . The spelling Klockow was known since it was mentioned in the Landbuch der Mark Brandenburg of 1375. The probably Slavic place name meant settlement, which was named after a man Klok . It contained a surname that belonged to the verb klokati (gush, boil, growl, rattle).

Neuenfeld: first mentioned as Nyenvelt in the Landbuch der Mark Brandenburg from 1375. Since the 16th century it was in the hands of the Lords of Winterfeld as Gut Neuenfeld, today the Winterfeld GbR joint venture.

Population development

year	Residents
1875	239
1890	204
1910	310
1925	401
1933	330
1939	336
1946	507
1950	907

year	Residents
1964	1 180
1971	1,067
1981	924
1985	893
1989	862
1990	851
1991	855
1992	847
1993	846
1994	843

year	Residents
1995	845
1996	820
1997	810
1998	804
1999	799
2000	778
2001	784
2002	753
2003	734
2004	722

year	Residents
2005	728
2006	705
2007	674
2008	670
2009	650
2010	633
2011	614
2012	612
2013	644
2014	624

year	Residents
2015	615
2016	597
2017	593
2018	571
2019	571

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 community council of Schönfeld consists of eight community representatives and the honorary mayor. The local election on May 26, 2019 resulted in the following distribution of seats:

Voter group	Seats
Voting Community Schönfeld-Klockow	7th
Individual applicant Karsten Barth	1

mayor

2003-2008: Diethard Städtler (SPD)
2008–2016: Uwe Behnke (Schönfeld-Klockow voter group)
since 2016: Detlef Neumann

Neumann was elected in the mayoral election on May 26, 2019 with 78.7% of the valid votes for a further term of five years.

Attractions

In the list of architectural monuments in Schönfeld (Uckermark) are the monuments entered in the list of monuments of the state of Brandenburg.

traffic

Schönfeld is located on Landesstraße 252 between Damerow and the intersection with the L 26 to Prenzlau . The federal highway 109 runs five kilometers to the west between Pasewalk and Prenzlau.

The federal highway 20 ( Kreuz Uckermark - Lübeck ) runs between Schönfeld and the districts of Klockow and Neuenfeld. The closest connection points are Pasewalk-Süd and Prenzlau-Ost .

Personalities

Carl Büchsel (1803–1889), theologian and writer, born in Schönfeld
Albrecht Heinrich von Arnim (1744–1805), Prussian Minister of Justice, died in Klockow

literature

Lieselott Enders : Historical local dictionary for Brandenburg. Uckermark. With an overview map in the appendix (= Friedrich Beck [Hrsg.]: Historisches Ortslexikon für Brandenburg . Part VIII; Publications of the Potsdam State Archives . Volume 21). Hermann Böhlaus successor, Weimar 1986, ISBN 3-7400-0042-2 (gives a reprint from 2012).
Johannes Schultze (Hrsg.): The land book of the Mark Brandenburg of 1375 (= Brandenburg land books . Volume 2; publications of the historical commission for the province of Brandenburg and the imperial capital Berlin . Volume VIII, 2). Commission publisher von Gsellius, Berlin 1940 ( digitized in Potsdam University Library ).
Sophie Wauer: Uckermark Place Name Book , Prenzlau, 2000, ISBN 3-934677-09-6

Web links

Commons : Schönfeld - Collection of Images

Stories from Schönfeld
Schönfeld in the RBB program Landschleicher on June 24, 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. Community of Schönfeld
↑ Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. District Uckermark . P. 40
↑ Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. District Uckermark . Pp. 26-29
↑ 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
↑ Local elections October 26, 2003. Mayoral elections , p. 34
↑ Local elections in the state of Brandenburg on September 28, 2008. Mayoral elections , p. 12
↑ Information from the Schönfeld municipal council. In: Official Gazette for the Office Brüssow (Uckermark), edition 11/2016, p. 2
↑ Brandenburg Local Election Act, Section 73 (1)
^ Result of the mayoral election on May 26, 2019

[Metadaten_Einwohnerzahl_DE-BB-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] Service portal of the state administration Brandenburg. Community of Schönfeld

[3] Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. District Uckermark . P. 40

[4] Historical municipality register of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. District Uckermark . Pp. 26-29

[5] Population in the state of Brandenburg from 1991 to 2017 according to independent cities, districts and municipalities , Table 7

[6] 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)

[7] Result of the local election on May 26, 2019

[8] Local elections October 26, 2003. Mayoral elections , p. 34

[9] Local elections in the state of Brandenburg on September 28, 2008. Mayoral elections , p. 12

[10] Information from the Schönfeld municipal council. In: Official Gazette for the Office Brüssow (Uckermark), edition 11/2016, p. 2

[11] Brandenburg Local Election Act, Section 73 (1)

[12] Result of the mayoral election on May 26, 2019