Gransee

Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Gransee

Municipality

City gate

Coat of arms

Location of Gransee within Oberhavel district

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Coordinates: 53°00′25″N 13°09′31″E﻿ / ﻿53.00694°N 13.15861°E﻿ / 53.00694; 13.15861
Country| Germany
State| Brandenburg
District| Oberhavel
Municipal assoc.| Gransee und Gemeinden
Subdivisions| 13 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
• Density| 50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

16775

Dialling codes| 03306
Vehicle registration| OHV
Website| www.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]| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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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%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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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%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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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

* St. Mary's Church in Gransee

* Church in Altlüdersdorf

* Church in Dannenwalde

* Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof

* Meseberg palace

* Manor in Wentow

* 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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Towns and municipalities in Oberhavel

* Birkenwerder
* Fürstenberg/Havel
* Glienicke/Nordbahn
* Gransee
* Großwoltersdorf
* Hennigsdorf
* Hohen Neuendorf
* Kremmen
* Leegebruch
* Liebenwalde
* Löwenberger Land
* Mühlenbecker Land
* Oberkrämer
* Oranienburg
* Schönermark
* Sonnenberg
* Stechlin
* Velten
* Zehdenick

Coat of Arms of Oberhavel district

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