Baruth/Mark

Baruth/Mark (German pronunciation: [ˈbaːʁuːt]) is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km east of Luckenwalde, and 53 km south of Berlin.

Baruth/Mark
Town
Saint Sebastian parish church
Coat of arms
Location of Baruth/Mark within Teltow-Fläming district
Baruth/Mark Show map of Germany Baruth/Mark Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°03′N 13°30′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Teltow-Fläming
Subdivisions	12 Ortsteile bzw. Stadtbezirke
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Peter Ilk[1]
Area
• Total	233.83 km2 (90.28 sq mi)
Highest elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Lowest elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,219
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15837
Dialling codes	033704
Vehicle registration	TF
Website	www.stadt-baruth-mark.de

Geography

Baruth/Mark is structured in the following parts of town,^[3] which are all villages and mainly former municipalities:

• Baruth/Mark
  • Klein Ziescht
• Dornswalde
• Groß Ziescht
  • Kemlitz
• Horstwalde
• Klasdorf
  • Glashütte
• Ließen
• Merzdorf
• Mückendorf
• Paplitz
• Petkus
  • Charlottenfelde
• Radeland
• Schöbendorf

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)
• 
  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Baruth/Mark: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[4]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 6,513 —     1890 6,508 −0.01% 1910 6,458 −0.04% 1925 6,312 −0.15% 1939 6,149 −0.19% 1950 7,687 +2.05% 1964 5,974 −1.78%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 5,620 −0.87% 1981 5,229 −0.72% 1985 5,155 −0.36% 1990 4,926 −0.90% 1995 4,699 −0.94% 2000 4,651 −0.21% 2005 4,437 −0.94%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 4,174 −1.21% 2015 4,146 −0.13% 2016 4,121 −0.60% 2017 4,137 +0.39% 2018 4,200 +1.52% 2019 4,217 +0.40% 2020 4,225 +0.19%

Climate

Climate data for Baruth (1991–2020 normals)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	3.5 (38.3)	5.4 (41.7)	9.5 (49.1)	16.0 (60.8)	20.4 (68.7)	24.0 (75.2)	25.7 (78.3)	25.0 (77.0)	20.5 (68.9)	14.6 (58.3)	8.7 (47.7)	4.7 (40.5)	14.8 (58.6)
Daily mean °C (°F)	0.8 (33.4)	1.8 (35.2)	4.5 (40.1)	9.5 (49.1)	14.0 (57.2)	17.5 (63.5)	19.4 (66.9)	18.5 (65.3)	14.4 (57.9)	9.7 (49.5)	5.4 (41.7)	2.3 (36.1)	9.9 (49.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−2.4 (27.7)	−1.9 (28.6)	−0.4 (31.3)	2.4 (36.3)	6.6 (43.9)	10.3 (50.5)	12.6 (54.7)	11.8 (53.2)	8.3 (46.9)	5.0 (41.0)	1.8 (35.2)	−0.8 (30.6)	4.4 (39.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	42.7 (1.68)	32.6 (1.28)	38.3 (1.51)	29.6 (1.17)	53.1 (2.09)	50.4 (1.98)	79.1 (3.11)	58.0 (2.28)	45.1 (1.78)	40.5 (1.59)	43.1 (1.70)	41.6 (1.64)	558.7 (22.00)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm)	16.3	14.0	15.0	10.9	12.6	13.1	13.3	12.6	11.6	13.3	14.8	16.8	164.0
Average relative humidity (%)	85.1	81.0	75.9	68.0	67.4	67.6	69.0	71.1	76.4	82.9	87.1	85.9	76.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours	54.7	78.5	128.0	200.8	223.3	228.0	234.3	218.8	174.1	115.8	64.6	48.9	1,814.2
Source: NOAA[5]

Photogallery

• 
  Street sign on entry to Baruth/Mark
• 
  Firehouse
• 
  Castle Baruth
• 
  Fascia detail, Castle Baruth
• 
  Cathedral
• 
  Municipal Playground

Sons and daughters of the town

Johann Gottlob Nathusius

• Christian Kunth (1757-1829), educator, educator of Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt
• Johann Gottlob Nathusius (1760-1835), entrepreneur
• Johann Georg Lehmann (1765-1811), surveyor and cartographer
• Friedrich zu Solms-Baruth (1795-1879), politician, member of Prussian parliament
• Ewald von Lochow (1855-1942), Prussian general
• Feodora Schenk (1920-2006), German athlete