Märkisch Buchholz

Märkisch Buchholz
Church Church
Coat of arms of Märkisch Buchholz Coat of arms
Märkisch Buchholz
Location of Märkisch Buchholz within Dahme-Spreewald district 250px
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Dahme-Spreewald
Municipal assoc.	Schenkenländchen
Government
• Mayor	Bianca Urban (FW)
Area
• Total	24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	769
• Density	31/km2 (81/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	15748
Dialling codes	033765
Vehicle registration	LDS
Website	www.maerkischbuchholz.de

Märkisch Buchholz is a small town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Dahme River, 20 km northwest of Lübben (Spreewald) and resp. 50 km southeast of Berlin.

Overview

The town is the smallest one in Brandenburg with town status. Founded in the 12th or 13th century the town's first historical mention dated on 13 August 1301, described as castrum et oppidum Buchholt. The town was heavily destroyed during the last day of World War II, due to strategic position at the Dahme river in Battle of Halbe. The federal highway B179 connect the town direct with Berlin.

Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Märkisch Buchholz.pdf

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)

Märkisch Buchholz:
Population development within the current boundaries

Year Population 1875 1 401 1890 1 451 1910 1 303 1925 1 125 1933 1 185 1939 1 213 1946 1 246 1950 1 229 1964 1 032 1971 1 000

Year Population 1981 941 1985 944 1989 888 1990 884 1991 861 1992 864 1993 868 1994 861 1995 862 1996 832

Year Population 1997 847 1998 881 1999 871 2000 874 2001 872 2002 836 2003 842 2004 840 2005 833 2006 810

Year Population 2007 818 2008 805 2009 793 2010 780 2011 759 2012 771 2013 769

See also

• Köthener See