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    Gransee

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    Gransee
    Municipality
    City gate
    City gate
    Coat of arms of Gransee
    Coat of arms
    Location of Gransee within Oberhavel district
    Fürstenberg/HavelZehdenickLiebenwaldeOranienburgMühlenbecker LandGlienicke/NordbahnBirkenwerderHohen NeuendorfHohen NeuendorfHennigsdorfLeegebruchVeltenOberkrämerKremmenLöwenberger LandGranseeGranseeSchönermarkSonnenbergGroßwoltersdorfStechlinGroßwoltersdorfBerlinMecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Gransee is located in Germany
    Gransee
    Gransee
    Gransee is located in Brandenburg
    Gransee
    Gransee
    Coordinates: 53°00′25″N 13°09′31″E / 53.00694°N 13.15861°E / 53.00694; 13.15861
    CountryGermany
    StateBrandenburg
    DistrictOberhavel
    Municipal assoc.Gransee und Gemeinden
    Subdivisions13 districts
    Government
     • Mayor (2024–29) Andreas Hirtzel[1] (CDU)
    Area
     • Total
    		121.15 km2 (46.78 sq mi)
    Elevation
    		55 m (180 ft)
    Population
     (2022-12-31)[2]
     • Total
    		6,046
     • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
    Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
     • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
    Postal codes
    16775
    Dialling codes03306
    Vehicle registrationOHV
    Websitewww.gransee.de

    Gransee (German pronunciation: ['ɡranzeː])[3] is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin. An important monument in the centre of town is the cast-iron and stone Memorial to Queen Luise (Luisendenkmal), which was designed by the German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neo-gothic style.

    A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major drop zones in the vicinity of Berlin.

    Demography

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    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)
    Gransee: Population development
    within the current boundaries (2020)[4]
    YearPop.±% p.a.
    1875 5,656—    
    1890 6,223+0.64%
    1910 6,283+0.05%
    1925 6,377+0.10%
    1933 6,470+0.18%
    1939 6,980+1.27%
    1946 9,740+4.87%
    1950 9,225−1.35%
    1964 8,038−0.98%
    1971 7,890−0.27%
    1981 7,797−0.12%
    1985 7,692−0.34%
    1989 7,522−0.56%
    1990 7,488−0.45%
    1991 7,304−2.46%
    YearPop.±% p.a.
    1992 7,216−1.20%
    1993 7,129−1.21%
    1994 7,069−0.84%
    1995 6,998−1.00%
    1996 6,946−0.74%
    1997 7,010+0.92%
    1998 6,921−1.27%
    1999 6,855−0.95%
    2000 6,866+0.16%
    2001 6,750−1.69%
    2002 6,610−2.07%
    2003 6,578−0.48%
    2004 6,511−1.02%
    2005 6,405−1.63%
    2006 6,391−0.22%
    YearPop.±% p.a.
    2007 6,261−2.03%
    2008 6,125−2.17%
    2009 6,051−1.21%
    2010 5,974−1.27%
    2011 5,926−0.80%
    2012 5,816−1.86%
    2013 5,721−1.63%
    2014 5,717−0.07%
    2015 5,814+1.70%
    2016 5,895+1.39%
    2017 5,896+0.02%
    2018 5,871−0.42%
    2019 5,895+0.41%
    2020 5,849−0.78%

    Local council

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    The local council has 19 members:

    • Christian Democratic Union: 5 seats
    • Social Democratic Party of Germany: 5 seats
    • The Left: 3 seats
    • Voters association Gransee: 3 seats
    • Voters association Citizens for Gransee: 2 seats
    • Mayor: 1 seat

    Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014

    Photogallery

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    • Watch tower
      Watch tower
    • St. Mary's Church in Gransee
      St. Mary's Church in Gransee
    • Church in Altlüdersdorf
      Church in Altlüdersdorf
    • Church in Dannenwalde
      Church in Dannenwalde
    • Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof
      Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof
    • Meseberg palace
      Meseberg palace
    • Manor in Wentow
      Manor in Wentow
    • Manor in Dannenwalde
      Manor in Dannenwalde
    • Manor in Dannenwalde
      Manor in Dannenwalde

    People

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    • Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer
    • Emma Trosse (1863-1949), German teacher and poet

    See also

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    • Battle of Gransee (1316)
    • Gransee und Gemeinden

    References

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    1. ^ Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
    2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
    3. ^ Duden - Das Aussprachewörterbuch, 7. Auflage (German), Dudenverlag, ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4
    4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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