Märkisch Buchholz

Märkisch Buchholz
Town
Church
Coat of arms
Location of Märkisch Buchholz within Dahme-Spreewald district
Märkisch Buchholz Märkisch Buchholz
Coordinates: 52°06′N 13°45′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Dahme-Spreewald
Municipal assoc.	Schenkenländchen
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Arno Winklmann
Area
• Total	24.65 km2 (9.52 sq mi)
Elevation	42 m (138 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	863
• Density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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 river Dahme, 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

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 (2017)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,401 —     1890 1,451 +0.23% 1910 1,303 −0.54% 1925 1,125 −0.97% 1933 1,185 +0.65% 1939 1,213 +0.39% 1946 1,246 +0.38% 1950 1,229 −0.34% 1964 1,032 −1.24% 1971 1,000 −0.45% 1981 941 −0.61% 1985 944 +0.08% 1989 888 −1.52% 1990 884 −0.45%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1991 861 −2.60% 1992 864 +0.35% 1993 868 +0.46% 1994 861 −0.81% 1995 862 +0.12% 1996 832 −3.48% 1997 847 +1.80% 1998 881 +4.01% 1999 871 −1.14% 2000 874 +0.34% 2001 872 −0.23% 2002 836 −4.13% 2003 842 +0.72% 2004 840 −0.24%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2005 833 −0.83% 2006 810 −2.76% 2007 818 +0.99% 2008 805 −1.59% 2009 793 −1.49% 2010 780 −1.64% 2011 759 −2.69% 2012 771 +1.58% 2013 769 −0.26% 2014 740 −3.77% 2015 773 +4.46% 2016 786 +1.68% 2017 804 +2.29%

See also

• Köthener See

References

• Märkisch Buchholz travel guide from Wikivoyage