Wusterhausen (German pronunciation: [vʊstɐˈhaʊ̯zn̩]; official name Wusterhausen/Dosse) is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in northwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Dosse, 7 km southeast of Kyritz, and 75 km northwest of Berlin.
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 Church in Nackel | |
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Location of Wusterhausen within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°52′59″N 12°28′00″E / 52.88306°N 12.46667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Ostprignitz-Ruppin |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Philipp Schulz[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 195.42 km2 (75.45 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,854 |
| • Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 16868 |
| Dialling codes | 033979 |
| Vehicle registration | OPR |
| Website | www.wusterhausen.de |
History
editFrom 1815 to 1945, Wusterhausen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.
Demography
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Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany) -
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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
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People
edit- Dieter Helm (1941–2022), farmer and politician
- Hermann Wagener (1815-1889), journalist and politician
References
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- ^ Landkreis Ostprignitz-Ruppin Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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