Breddin

For the entomologist, see Gustav Breddin.

Breddin is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Breddin
Municipality
Village church
Coat of arms
Location of Breddin within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
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Coordinates: 52°52′59″N 12°13′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Municipal assoc.	Neustadt (Dosse)
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Hanno Nebelin[1]
Area
• Total	44.74 km2 (17.27 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	893
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16845
Dialling codes	033972
Vehicle registration	OPR

History

From 1815 to 1945, Breddin was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

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)

Breddin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,472 —     1890 1,422 −0.23% 1910 1,540 +0.40% 1925 1,483 −0.25% 1933 1,585 +0.83% 1939 1,565 −0.21% 1946 2,247 +5.30% 1950 2,095 −1.74% 1964 1,579 −2.00% 1971 1,453 −1.18% 1981 1,312 −1.02% 1985 1,340 +0.53% 1989 1,324 −0.30% 1990 1,292 −2.42% 1991 1,259 −2.55% 1992 1,229 −2.38% 1993 1,234 +0.41% 1994 1,235 +0.08% 1995 1,223 −0.97% 1996 1,191 −2.62%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,187 −0.34% 1998 1,181 −0.51% 1999 1,142 −3.30% 2000 1,120 −1.93% 2001 1,114 −0.54% 2002 1,086 −2.51% 2003 1,066 −1.84% 2004 1,061 −0.47% 2005 1,045 −1.51% 2006 1,042 −0.29% 2007 1,018 −2.30% 2008 1,004 −1.38% 2009 971 −3.29% 2010 934 −3.81% 2011 911 −2.46% 2012 903 −0.88% 2013 888 −1.66% 2014 893 +0.56% 2015 908 +1.68% 2016 886 −2.42%