Britz, Brandenburg

Britz
Location of Britz within Barnim district
Britz
Britz
Coordinates: 52°53′N 13°48′E / 52.883°N 13.800°E / 52.883; 13.800
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictBarnim
Municipal assoc.Britz-Chorin-Oderberg
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) André Guse[1]
Area
 • Total
15.35 km2 (5.93 sq mi)
Elevation
55 m (180 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,080
 • Density140/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16230
Dialling codes03334
Vehicle registrationBAR
Websitewww.britz-chorin.de

Britz is a municipality in the district of Barnim in Brandenburg in north-eastern Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Britz 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.

During World War II, from March 1942 to August 1943, it was the location of a forced labour for Jewish men.[3]

Demography

Britz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 537—    
1890 668+1.47%
1910 1,312+3.43%
1925 1,644+1.52%
1933 2,032+2.68%
1939 2,290+2.01%
1946 2,345+0.34%
1950 2,321−0.26%
1964 2,445+0.37%
1971 2,552+0.61%
1981 2,481−0.28%
1985 2,379−1.04%
1989 2,252−1.36%
1990 2,212−1.78%
1991 2,309+4.39%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 2,202−4.63%
1993 2,164−1.73%
1994 2,164+0.00%
1995 2,151−0.60%
1996 2,203+2.42%
1997 2,256+2.41%
1998 2,321+2.88%
1999 2,378+2.46%
2000 2,405+1.14%
2001 2,385−0.83%
2002 2,383−0.08%
2003 2,355−1.17%
2004 2,312−1.83%
2005 2,307−0.22%
2006 2,269−1.65%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 2,250−0.84%
2008 2,226−1.07%
2009 2,201−1.12%
2010 2,156−2.04%
2011 2,145−0.51%
2012 2,134−0.51%
2013 2,148+0.66%
2014 2,132−0.74%
2015 2,137+0.23%
2016 2,130−0.33%
2017 2,089−1.92%
2018 2,084−0.24%
2019 2,088+0.19%
2020 2,137+2.35%

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Barnim Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2023] (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2022)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburglanguage=German.
  3. ^ "Zwangsarbeitslager für Juden Britz (b. Eberswalde)". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons