Eichwalde

Eichwalde is a municipality of the Dahme-Spreewald district in Brandenburg, Germany, situated at the southeastern Berlin city limits. With 2.8 km² (1.1 sq mi) it is the smallest Brandenburg municipality by area, while its population density is the second highest (after Glienicke/Nordbahn).

Eichwalde
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Eichwalde within Dahme-Spreewald district
Eichwalde Show map of Germany Eichwalde Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 13°37′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Dahme-Spreewald
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Jörg Jenoch[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	2.80 km2 (1.08 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	6,475
• Density	2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15732
Dialling codes	030
Vehicle registration	LDS
Website	www.eichwalde.de

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)
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  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 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Eichwalde: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 54 —     1890 28 −4.28% 1910 1,565 +22.28% 1925 3,069 +4.59% 1933 4,815 +5.79% 1939 6,318 +4.63% 1946 5,847 −1.10% 1950 6,493 +2.65% 1964 6,352 −0.16% 1971 6,377 +0.06% 1981 5,962 −0.67% 1985 5,705 −1.10% 1989 5,218 −2.21% 1990 5,141 −1.48% 1991 5,030 −2.16%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 4,942 −1.75% 1993 4,860 −1.66% 1994 4,864 +0.08% 1995 4,887 +0.47% 1996 4,972 +1.74% 1997 5,277 +6.13% 1998 5,551 +5.19% 1999 5,720 +3.04% 2000 5,737 +0.30% 2001 5,749 +0.21% 2002 5,823 +1.29% 2003 5,837 +0.24% 2004 5,976 +2.38% 2005 6,002 +0.44% 2006 6,078 +1.27%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 6,073 −0.08% 2008 6,114 +0.68% 2009 6,113 −0.02% 2010 6,205 +1.50% 2011 6,252 +0.76% 2012 6,305 +0.85% 2013 6,359 +0.86% 2014 6,421 +0.97% 2015 6,426 +0.08% 2016 6,490 +1.00% 2017 6,449 −0.63% 2018 6,468 +0.29% 2019 6,420 −0.74% 2020 6,452 +0.50%

History

The land settlement of Eichwalde was founded on March 20, 1893. The name means "oak wood" in German.

Culture

Museums

The Old Firestation is a cultural center of the town. In the building many concerts, exhibitions, readings and other cultural events are organized by the local Freundeskreis Alte Feuerwache e.V. (Circle of friends of the Old Fire Station) take place.

Music

• The last remaining Parabrahm pipe organ (constructed in 1908) of the world

Buildings

• Center of Eichwalde with an impressive ensemble of buildings from the time of the founding of Eichwalde, for example the Humboldt-Gymnasium (Humboldt High School) and the Alte Feuerwache (Old Fire Station)
• Churches: Catholic (St. Anthony, neo-Roman style), Protestant/Lutheran (neo-Gothic style), Methodist (Eben Ezer), New Apostolic, Landeskirchliche Gemeinschaft
• Water tower

Monuments of nature

• Friedenseiche (Oak of Peace) => Symbol of the Town

Videogames

• Overwatch based the name of one of their maps named "Eichenwalde" on this city. It is the hometown of the game's German hero, Reinhardt.

Economy and Infrastructure

Traffic

• Public transport: Berlin S-Bahn Station Eichwalde
• Airport: Berlin-Schönefeld International Airport

Notable people

• Sonja Ziemann, actress