Eichwalde
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Coat of arms of Eichwalde Coat of arms | |
Location of Eichwalde
within Dahme-Spreewald district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Dahme-Spreewald |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Jörg Jenoch[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 15732 |
| Dialling codes | 030 |
| Vehicle registration | LDS |
| Website | www.eichwalde.de |
Eichwalde is a municipality of the Dahme-Spreewald district in Brandenburg, Germany, situated at the southeastern Berlin city limits. With 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi) it is the smallest Brandenburg municipality by area, while its population density is the second highest (after Glienicke/Nordbahn).
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)
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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 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
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History
[edit | edit source]The land settlement of Eichwalde was founded on March 20, 1893. The name means "oak wood" in German.
Culture
[edit | edit source]Museums
[edit | edit source]The Old Firestation is a cultural center of the town. In the building many concerts, exhibitions, readings and other cultural events are organized by the local Freundeskreis Alte Feuerwache e.V. (Circle of friends of the Old Fire Station) take place.
Music
[edit | edit source]- The last remaining Parabrahm pipe organ (constructed in 1908) of the world
Buildings
[edit | edit source]- Center of Eichwalde with an impressive ensemble of buildings from the time of the founding of Eichwalde, for example the Humboldt-Gymnasium (Humboldt High School) and the Alte Feuerwache (Old Fire Station)
- Churches: Catholic (St. Anthony, neo-Roman style), Protestant/Lutheran (neo-Gothic style), Methodist (Eben Ezer), New Apostolic, Landeskirchliche Gemeinschaft
- Water tower
Monuments of nature
[edit | edit source]- Friedenseiche (Oak of Peace) => Symbol of the Town
Videogames
[edit | edit source]- Overwatch based the name of one of their maps named "Eichenwalde" on this city. It is the hometown of the game's German hero, Reinhardt.
Economy and Infrastructure
[edit | edit source]Traffic
[edit | edit source]- Public transport: Berlin S-Bahn Station Eichwalde
- Airport: Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Sonja Ziemann, actress
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
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