Dreetz

For Dreetz in the district of Güstrow, see Dreetz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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

Dreetz
Municipality
Village church
Coat of arms
Location of Dreetz within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Dreetz Show map of Germany Dreetz Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°47′59″N 12°28′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Municipal assoc.	Neustadt (Dosse)
Subdivisions	5 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Babette Findeis[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	64.43 km2 (24.88 sq mi)
Elevation	29 m (95 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,145
• Density	17.77/km2 (46.03/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16845
Dialling codes	033970
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	www.Gemeinde-Dreetz.de

History

From 1815 to 1945, Dreetz 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)

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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 2,447 —     1890 2,276 −0.48% 1910 1,951 −0.77% 1925 1,871 −0.28% 1933 1,879 +0.05% 1939 2,034 +1.33% 1946 2,566 +3.37% 1950 2,630 +0.62% 1964 2,036 −1.81% 1971 1,883 −1.11% 1981 1,530 −2.05% 1985 1,504 −0.43% 1989 1,447 −0.96% 1990 1,396 −3.52% 1991 1,353 −3.08% 1992 1,328 −1.85% 1993 1,310 −1.36% 1994 1,310 +0.00% 1995 1,297 −0.99% 1996 1,286 −0.85%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,284 −0.16% 1998 1,292 +0.62% 1999 1,284 −0.62% 2000 1,278 −0.47% 2001 1,263 −1.17% 2002 1,256 −0.55% 2003 1,254 −0.16% 2004 1,261 +0.56% 2005 1,261 +0.00% 2006 1,240 −1.67% 2007 1,226 −1.13% 2008 1,225 −0.08% 2009 1,230 +0.41% 2010 1,206 −1.95% 2011 1,147 −4.89% 2012 1,157 +0.87% 2013 1,162 +0.43% 2014 1,153 −0.77% 2015 1,157 +0.35% 2016 1,147 −0.86%