Brück is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 29 km southwest of Potsdam, and 28 km southeast of Brandenburg. Parts of Brück are located in the High Fläming Nature Park.

Brück
Coat of arms of Brück
Location of Brück within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
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Brück is located in Germany
Brück
Brück
Brück is located in Brandenburg
Brück
Brück
Coordinates: 52°12′N 12°46′E / 52.200°N 12.767°E / 52.200; 12.767
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictPotsdam-Mittelmark
Municipal assoc.Brück
Subdivisions5 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Matthias Schimanowski[1]
Area
 • Total85.71 km2 (33.09 sq mi)
Elevation
44 m (144 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,209
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
14822
Dialling codes033844
Vehicle registrationPM
Websitewww.amt-brueck.de

At Brück, there is an aerial test facility with two 54-metre tall metal-free wooden towers.

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)
Brück: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 2,734—    
1890 2,972+0.56%
1910 3,354+0.61%
1925 3,654+0.57%
1933 3,863+0.70%
1939 3,943+0.34%
1946 6,044+6.29%
1950 5,543−2.14%
1964 4,618−1.30%
1971 4,676+0.18%
1981 4,338−0.75%
1985 4,510+0.98%
1989 4,342−0.94%
1990 4,253−2.05%
1991 4,213−0.94%
1992 4,189−0.57%
1993 4,194+0.12%
1994 4,266+1.72%
1995 4,273+0.16%
1996 4,299+0.61%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 4,182−2.72%
1998 4,163−0.45%
1999 4,114−1.18%
2000 4,028−2.09%
2001 3,937−2.26%
2002 3,885−1.32%
2003 3,952+1.72%
2004 3,887−1.64%
2005 3,855−0.82%
2006 3,769−2.23%
2007 3,713−1.49%
2008 3,629−2.26%
2009 3,613−0.44%
2010 3,623+0.28%
2011 3,685+1.71%
2012 3,692+0.19%
2013 3,702+0.27%
2014 3,736+0.92%
2015 4,095+9.61%
2016 3,999−2.34%

Sons and daughters of the city

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  • Franz Griesbach (1892–1984), Generalmajor of the Wehrmacht in the Second World War
  • Lothar Koch (born 1943), district administrator

References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark 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
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