Mittenwalde

Mittenwalde
Flag of Mittenwalde
Coat of arms of Mittenwalde
Location of Mittenwalde within Dahme-Spreewald district
Alt Zauche-Wußwerk Bersteland Bestensee Byhleguhre-Byhlen Drahnsdorf Eichwalde Golßen Groß Köris Halbe Heideblick Heidesee Jamlitz Kasel-Golzig Königs Wusterhausen Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg Lieberose Lübben Luckau Märkisch Buchholz Märkische Heide Mittenwalde Münchehofe Neu Zauche Rietzneuendorf-Staakow Schlepzig Schönefeld Schönwald Schulzendorf Schwerin Schwielochsee Spreewaldheide Steinreich Straupitz (Spreewald) Teupitz Unterspreewald Wildau Zeuthen Brandenburg
Mittenwalde is located in Germany
Mittenwalde
Mittenwalde
Mittenwalde is located in Brandenburg
Mittenwalde
Mittenwalde
Coordinates: 52°16′N 13°32′E
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Dahme-Spreewald
Subdivisions 6 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2016–24) Maja Buße (CDU)
Area
 • Total 98.48 km2 (38.02 sq mi)
Elevation
37 m (121 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total 9,515
 • Density 97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15749
Dialling codes 033764
Vehicle registration LDS
Website www.mittenwalde.de

Mittenwalde (German: [ˈmɪtn̩ˌvaldə] ) is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 30 km southeast of Berlin (centre).

On May 28, 1562, the town of Mittenwalde lent Berlin 400 guilders, a debt which has never been repaid, though the town has attempted to collect the debt on rare occasions. As of 2020, this debt would be equivalent to about 113.92 million euros ($127.05 million) with simple interest, but with compound interest, the debt would be 43.58 quintillion euros, far larger than the global economy.

Demography

Mittenwalde: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1875 5,207 —    
1890 6,869 +1.86%
1910 8,071 +0.81%
1925 7,902 −0.14%
1933 7,854 −0.08%
1939 9,461 +3.15%
1946 9,028 −0.67%
1950 9,076 +0.13%
1964 7,411 −1.44%
1971 7,195 −0.42%
1981 6,224 −1.44%
1985 6,064 −0.65%
1989 5,800 −1.11%
1990 5,697 −1.78%
1991 5,584 −1.98%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1992 5,587 +0.05%
1993 5,576 −0.20%
1994 5,937 +6.47%
1995 6,522 +9.85%
1996 7,071 +8.42%
1997 7,589 +7.33%
1998 7,877 +3.79%
1999 8,220 +4.35%
2000 8,410 +2.31%
2001 8,536 +1.50%
2002 8,547 +0.13%
2003 8,640 +1.09%
2004 8,699 +0.68%
2005 8,664 −0.40%
2006 8,684 +0.23%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
2007 8,663 −0.24%
2008 8,683 +0.23%
2009 8,710 +0.31%
2010 8,724 +0.16%
2011 8,658 −0.76%
2012 8,663 +0.06%
2013 8,734 +0.82%
2014 8,774 +0.46%
2015 8,898 +1.41%
2016 8,950 +0.58%
2017 9,104 +1.72%
2018 9,140 +0.40%
2019 9,269 +1.41%
2020 9,428 +1.72%