Groß Kreutz is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Groß Kreutz
Location of Groß Kreutz within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
Bad BelzigBeelitzBeetzseeBeetzseeheideBensdorfBorkheideBorkwaldeBrückBuckautalGolzowGörzkeGräbenHavelseeKleinmachnowKloster LehninLintheLintheMichendorfMühlenfließNiemegkNuthetalPäwesinPlanebruchPlanetalRabensteinRosenauRoskowSchwielowseeSeddiner SeeStahnsdorfTeltowTreuenbrietzenWenzlowWerder (Havel)WiesenburgWollinWusterwitzZiesarGroß KreutzBrandenburg
Groß Kreutz is located in Germany
Groß Kreutz
Groß Kreutz
Groß Kreutz is located in Brandenburg
Groß Kreutz
Groß Kreutz
Coordinates: 52°24′N 12°47′E / 52.400°N 12.783°E / 52.400; 12.783
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictPotsdam-Mittelmark
Subdivisions8 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Reth Kalsow[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total98.95 km2 (38.20 sq mi)
Elevation
33 m (108 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total8,948
 • Density90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
14550
Dialling codes033207
Vehicle registrationPM
Websitewww.gross-kreutz.de
Church in Bochow

Demography

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Groß Kreutz (Havel): Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,371—    
1890 5,068+0.99%
1910 5,091+0.02%
1925 5,117+0.03%
1939 6,858+2.11%
1950 8,593+2.07%
1964 7,321−1.14%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 7,332+0.02%
1981 6,987−0.48%
1985 7,001+0.05%
1990 6,993−0.02%
1995 7,323+0.93%
2000 8,364+2.69%
2005 8,474+0.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 8,197−0.66%
2015 8,133−0.16%
2016 8,275+1.75%
2017 8,381+1.28%
2018 8,558+2.11%
2019 8,618+0.70%
2020 8,738+1.39%

The "Groß Kreutz" Group

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The settlement gave its name to the Groß Kreutz Group[4] of exiled Norwegians who were active in humanitarian work in the later stages of WWII, and were based at an estate in the area. Group initiatives included the White Buses Operation in the spring of 1945. Members of the group included Johan Bernhard Hjort, Didrik Arup Seip and Wanda Hjort Heger.[5][circular reference]

References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  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[circular reference]
  4. ^ "Wanda Maria Heger" (in Norwegian). abcnyheter. Retrieved 2017-02-08.
  5. ^ Norwegian Wikipedia Groß Kreutz article