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Dahme, Brandenburg

Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 13°25′59″E / 51.86667°N 13.43306°E / 51.86667; 13.43306
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Dahme
Town hall and post office
Town hall and post office
Coat of arms of Dahme
Location of Dahme within Teltow-Fläming district
Am MellenseeBaruth/MarkBlankenfelde-MahlowDahmeDahmetalGroßbeerenIhlowJüterbogLuckenwaldeLudwigsfeldeNiederer FlämingNiedergörsdorfNuthe-UrstromtalRangsdorfTrebbinZossenBrandenburg
Dahme is located in Germany
Dahme
Dahme
Dahme is located in Brandenburg
Dahme
Dahme
Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 13°25′59″E / 51.86667°N 13.43306°E / 51.86667; 13.43306
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictTeltow-Fläming
Municipal assoc.Dahme/Mark
Subdivisions13 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Thomas Willweber[1]
Area
 • Total162.02 km2 (62.56 sq mi)
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,868
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15936
Dialling codes035451
Vehicle registrationTF
Websitewww.dahme.de

Dahme (also: Dahme/Mark) is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Dahme River, 30 km southeast of Luckenwalde, and 38 km west of Lübbenau.

History

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From 1815 to 1947, Dahme was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Demography

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Dahme/Mark: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 8,674—    
1890 8,355−0.25%
1910 8,976+0.36%
1925 8,303−0.52%
1933 8,009−0.45%
1939 7,943−0.14%
1946 10,840+4.54%
1950 10,676−0.38%
1964 8,756−1.41%
1971 8,608−0.24%
1981 7,610−1.22%
1985 7,427−0.61%
1989 7,271−0.53%
1990 7,179−1.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1991 7,036−1.99%
1992 6,839−2.80%
1993 6,745−1.37%
1994 6,698−0.70%
1995 6,680−0.27%
1996 6,506−2.60%
1997 6,496−0.15%
1998 6,399−1.49%
1999 6,279−1.88%
2000 6,219−0.96%
2001 6,165−0.87%
2002 6,147−0.29%
2003 6,035−1.82%
2004 5,910−2.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2005 5,790−2.03%
2006 5,678−1.93%
2007 5,583−1.67%
2008 5,525−1.04%
2009 5,412−2.05%
2010 5,376−0.67%
2011 5,288−1.64%
2012 5,253−0.66%
2013 5,194−1.12%
2014 5,113−1.56%
2015 5,073−0.78%
2016 4,994−1.56%
2017 4,930−1.28%

Notable people

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Hermann Hellriegel
  • Karsten Greve (born 1946), an internationally renowned art dealer.
  • Johannes Groenland (1824–1891), botanist and microscopist who worked for Vilmorin and was a professor of natural science in Dahme.
  • Hermann Hellriegel (1831–1895), first head of the agricultural test station in Dahme from 1857 to 1873
  • Max Jacob (1849–1921), architect
  • Roswitha Krause (born 1949), swimmer and handball player
  • Günther Marks (1897–1978), church musician and composer; lecturer for organ play and church music at the evangelical seminar in Dahme
  • Otto Unverdorben (1806–1873), discoverer of the Aniline
  • Birgit Vanderbeke (1956–2021), writer

References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Teltow-Fläming 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