Brüssow

For Brüssow in Western Pomerania, see Lühmannsdorf.

Brüssow is a town in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Pasewalk, and 27 km (17 mi) west of Szczecin.

Brüssow
Town
Market Square
Location of Brüssow within Uckermark district
Brüssow Show map of Germany Brüssow Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 53°24′N 14°08′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Uckermark
Municipal assoc.	Brüssow (Uckermark)
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Torsten Eich[1]
Area
• Total	101.02 km2 (39.00 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,799
• Density	18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17326
Dialling codes	039742
Vehicle registration	UM
Website	www.amt-bruessow.de

History

In 1685, a French Huguenot commune was founded in Battin,^[3] now part of Brüssow.

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)

According to the 2022 census, Poles constituted 11.5% of the population.^[4]

Brüssow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[5]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,048 —     1890 3,850 −0.33% 1910 3,874 +0.03% 1925 4,163 +0.48% 1939 3,927 −0.42% 1950 5,659 +3.38% 1964 4,242 −2.04%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 3,948 −1.02% 1981 3,252 −1.92% 1985 3,159 −0.72% 1990 2,961 −1.29% 1995 2,715 −1.72% 2000 2,604 −0.83% 2005 2,315 −2.33%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 2,023 −2.66% 2015 1,876 −1.50% 2016 1,883 +0.37% 2017 1,859 −1.27% 2018 1,831 −1.51% 2019 1,800 −1.69% 2020 1,804 +0.22%