Bad Saarow (Lower Sorbian: Zarow, pronounced [ˈzarɔw]; 1950–2002: Bad Saarow-Pieskow) is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Bad Saarow
Bad Saarow railway station
Bad Saarow railway station
Location of Bad Saarow within Oder-Spree district
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Bad Saarow is located in Germany
Bad Saarow
Bad Saarow
Bad Saarow is located in Brandenburg
Bad Saarow
Bad Saarow
Coordinates: 52°16′59″N 14°04′00″E / 52.28306°N 14.06667°E / 52.28306; 14.06667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOder-Spree
Municipal assoc.Scharmützelsee
Subdivisions4 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Christian Schroeder[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total51.98 km2 (20.07 sq mi)
Elevation
45 m (148 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total6,429
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15526
Dialling codes033631
Vehicle registrationLOS
Websitewww.bad-saarow.de

The place is known for its hot springs and for its mineral-rich mud. Their healing properties have attracted visitors for many years, and in 1923 led to the town's name acquiring the prefix Bad ("bath", "spa").

Nearby are the Dubrower Berge, a range of wooded hills popular with hikers and cyclists.

History

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From 1815 to 1947, Bad Saarow 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.

 
Bad Saarow Scharmützelsee (Scharmützel lake)


Demography

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"Development of the population since 1875 within the current boundaries" (blue line: population; dotted line: comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; grey background: under Nazi rule; orange background: as part of the GDR)
Bad Saarow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 1,253—    
1890 1,251−0.01%
1910 1,426+0.66%
1925 2,146+2.76%
1933 2,335+1.06%
1939 3,537+7.17%
1946 3,577+0.16%
1950 3,936+2.42%
1964 4,125+0.34%
1971 4,370+0.83%
1981 4,465+0.22%
1985 4,552+0.48%
1989 4,633+0.44%
1990 4,657+0.52%
1991 4,613−0.94%
1992 4,597−0.35%
1993 4,650+1.15%
1994 4,663+0.28%
1995 4,622−0.88%
1996 4,645+0.50%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 4,654+0.19%
1998 4,653−0.02%
1999 4,693+0.86%
2000 4,672−0.45%
2001 4,660−0.26%
2002 4,594−1.42%
2003 4,595+0.02%
2004 4,730+2.94%
2005 4,793+1.33%
2006 4,758−0.73%
2007 4,842+1.77%
2008 4,828−0.29%
2009 4,791−0.77%
2010 4,867+1.59%
2011 4,929+1.27%
2012 5,001+1.46%
2013 5,006+0.10%
2014 5,090+1.68%
2015 5,251+3.16%
2016 5,468+4.13%

Sons and daughters of the town

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References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons