Birkenwerder

Birkenwerder is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Birkenwerder
Municipality
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Birkenwerder within Oberhavel district
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Coordinates: 52°41′N 13°17′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Government
• Mayor (2023–31)	Stephan Zimniok[1]
Area
• Total	18.10 km2 (6.99 sq mi)
Highest elevation	56 m (184 ft)
Lowest elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,923
• Density	440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16547
Dialling codes	03303
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.birkenwerder.de

Geography

Birkenwerder is situated in the south of Oberhavel. The northern border of Berlin is 3 kilometres away. Birkenwerder shares his border with Oranienburg in the north, Mühlenbecker Land in the east and Hohen Neuendorf in the south and in the north. In the centre of Birkenwerder is the river Briese. In the west of Birkenwerder it empties in the River Havel. Briese and Lindenhof are districts (Wohnplätze [de]) of Birkenwerder. More than 50% of the area consists of forest. There are many forest roads, also along the river Briese. Birkenwerder is connected to the motorway A 10 (Bundesautobahn 10), the B 96 (Bundesstraße 96) and the B 96a which ends in the centre of Birkenwerder.

Demography

• 
  Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (blue line: population; dotted line: comparison to population development of Brandenburg state)
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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Birkenwerder: Population development
within the current boundaries ^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 951 —     1890 1,167 +1.37% 1910 2,318 +3.49% 1925 3,387 +2.56% 1933 4,993 +4.97% 1939 6,648 +4.89% 1946 7,023 +0.79% 1950 7,148 +0.44% 1964 6,967 −0.18% 1971 6,911 −0.12% 1981 6,325 −0.88% 1985 6,122 −0.81% 1989 5,602 −2.19% 1990 5,510 −1.64% 1991 5,422 −1.60%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 5,377 −0.83% 1993 5,370 −0.13% 1994 5,423 +0.99% 1995 5,417 −0.11% 1996 5,491 +1.37% 1997 5,721 +4.19% 1998 6,055 +5.84% 1999 6,290 +3.88% 2000 6,518 +3.62% 2001 6,632 +1.75% 2002 6,800 +2.53% 2003 6,961 +2.37% 2004 7,108 +2.11% 2005 7,219 +1.56% 2006 7,360 +1.95%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 7,492 +1.79% 2008 7,650 +2.11% 2009 7,774 +1.62% 2010 7,819 +0.58% 2011 7,748 −0.91% 2012 7,827 +1.02% 2013 7,833 +0.08% 2014 7,881 +0.61% 2015 8,019 +1.75% 2016 8,017 −0.02% 2017 8,096 +0.99% 2018 8,134 +0.47% 2019 8,133 −0.01% 2020 8,132 −0.01%