Chorin

For a list of people with the surname, see Chorin (surname).

Chorin (German pronunciation: [ˈkoːʁɪn]) is a municipality in the district of Barnim in Brandenburg, Germany. It is most famous for its cloister and for being situated within the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. It is famous for its medieval Brick Gothic Chorin Abbey and the Choriner Musiksommer music festival held there.

Chorin
Municipality
Brick Gothic Chorin Abbey
Location of Chorin within Barnim district
Chorin Chorin
Coordinates: 52°54′N 13°52′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Barnim
Municipal assoc.	Britz-Chorin-Oderberg
Subdivisions	7 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Martin Horst (CDU)
Area
• Total	121.62 km2 (46.96 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,342
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16230
Dialling codes	033366
Vehicle registration	BAR
Website	www.britz-chorin.de

History

From 1815 to 1947, Chorin 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)

Chorin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 3,743 —     1890 3,757 0.02% 1910 3,493 −0.36% 1925 3,532 0.07% 1933 3,466 −0.24% 1939 3,559 0.44% 1946 4,324 2.82% 1950 4,245 −0.46% 1964 3,372 −1.63% 1971 3,186 −0.81% 1981 2,633 −1.89% 1985 2,497 −1.32% 1989 2,457 −0.40% 1990 2,415 −1.71% 1991 2,407 −0.33%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 2,456 2.04% 1993 2,478 0.90% 1994 2,532 2.18% 1995 2,568 1.42% 1996 2,615 1.83% 1997 2,632 0.65% 1998 2,617 −0.57% 1999 2,629 0.46% 2000 2,615 −0.53% 2001 2,598 −0.65% 2002 2,582 −0.62% 2003 2,596 0.54% 2004 2,605 0.35% 2005 2,569 −1.38% 2006 2,530 −1.52%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 2,510 −0.79% 2008 2,508 −0.08% 2009 2,430 −3.11% 2010 2,381 −2.02% 2011 2,326 −2.31% 2012 2,290 −1.55% 2013 2,275 −0.66% 2014 2,281 0.26% 2015 2,265 −0.70% 2016 2,290 1.10% 2017 2,318 1.22% 2018 2,339 0.91% 2019 2,332 −0.30% 2020 2,359 1.16%

See also

• Amtssee

External links

Media related to Chorin at Wikimedia Commons

• Chorin at britz-chorin-oderberg.de (German infopage)
• www.Kloster-Chorin.info (German website about Chorin Abbey)