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Rheinsberg
Town
Rheinsberg Castle
Rheinsberg Castle
Coat of arms of Rheinsberg
Coat of arms
Location of Rheinsberg within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
WittstockHeiligengrabeRheinsbergNeuruppinLindowVielitzseeHerzbergRüthnickFehrbellinKyritzBreddinStüdenitz-SchönermarkZernitz-LohmNeustadt (Dosse)Sieversdorf-HohenofenDreetzWalslebenDabergotzStorbeck-FrankendorfTemnitzquellTemnitztalMärkisch LindenWusterhausenSaxony-AnhaltMecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-VorpommernMecklenburg-Vorpommern
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOstprignitz-Ruppin
Subdivisions17 Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorJan-Pieter Rau (CDU)
Area
 • Total324.83 km2 (125.42 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total7,948
 • Density24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16831
Dialling codes033931
Vehicle registrationOPR
Websitewww.rheinsberg.de
Manor in Wittwien

Rheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhin, approx. 20 km north-east of Neuruppin and 75 km north-west of Berlin.

History

Frederick the Great, while still Crown Prince, designed and moved into a restored chateau in Rheinsberg shortly after his 1733 marriage to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern. Here he experienced his "Rheinsberg Period", an era marked by regular correspondence with Voltaire, boisterous celebration in the company of minor philosophers and musicians, and the writing of several works of political theory, including the Anti-Machiavel.[2]

Demography

  • 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)
    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)
  • Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
    Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
Rheinsberg:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
Year Population
1875 7 461
1890 7 554
1910 8 015
1925 8 263
1933 8 681
1939 9 063
1946 11 268
1950 11 188
1964 10 391
1971 10 450
Year Population
1981 9 635
1985 9 612
1989 9 681
1990 9 700
1991 9 477
1992 9 362
1993 9 469
1994 9 387
1995 9 390
1996 9 388
Year Population
1997 9 454
1998 9 395
1999 9 414
2000 9 374
2001 9 320
2002 9 280
2003 9 198
2004 9 085
2005 9 005
2006 8 889
Year Population
2007 8 814
2008 8 705
2009 8 579
2010 8 466
2011 8 254
2012 8 179
2013 8 120

Geography

Lakes

Main article: Rheinsberg Lake Region

Photogallery

  • Monument opposite castle
    Monument opposite castle
  • Castle seen from monument place
    Castle seen from monument place
  • Concerthall (part of the castle)
    Concerthall (part of the castle)
  • Church in Dierberg
    Church in Dierberg
  • Fire engine house in Heinrichsdorf
    Fire engine house in Heinrichsdorf

Twin towns

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  2. ^ MacDonogh, Giles (1999). Frederick the Great: A Life in Deed and Letters. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 98–129. ISBN 0-312-27266-9.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons


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