Halbe, Brandenburg

Halbe (Lower Sorbian Łobje) is a municipality in the Dahme-Spreewald district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated near the capital city Berlin and the Spreewald. Four other villages are part of Halbe: Briesen/Brand with the Tropical Islands resorts of Dom, Teurow, Freidorf and Oderin. Halbe was the site of the Battle of Halbe during the final days of the Second World War.

Halbe, Brandenburg
Municipality
Tropical Islands Resort in Kaben
Coat of arms
Location of Halbe, Brandenburg within Dahme-Spreewald district
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Coordinates: 52°6′31″N 13°42′3″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Dahme-Spreewald
Municipal assoc.	Schenkenländchen
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile und 4 Gemeindeteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Sandro Kracht[1]
Area
• Total	78.08 km2 (30.15 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,549
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15757
Dialling codes	033765
Vehicle registration	LDS
Website	gemeinde-halbe.de

Gallery

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  Kaiserbahnhof Halbe
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  Inside Halbe, Teupitzer Straße
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  Halbe church
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  Inside Tropical Islands Resort
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  Oderin church

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)

Halbe: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,573 —     1890 1,807 +0.93% 1910 2,476 +1.59% 1925 2,408 −0.19% 1933 2,422 +0.07% 1939 2,555 +0.89% 1946 3,031 +2.47% 1950 3,007 −0.20% 1964 2,648 −0.90% 1971 2,570 −0.43% 1981 2,264 −1.26% 1985 2,194 −0.78% 1989 2,133 −0.70% 1990 2,119 −0.66% 1991 2,117 −0.09%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 2,098 −0.90% 1993 2,079 −0.91% 1994 2,112 +1.59% 1995 2,105 −0.33% 1996 2,134 +1.38% 1997 2,217 +3.89% 1998 2,262 +2.03% 1999 2,244 −0.80% 2000 2,266 +0.98% 2001 2,267 +0.04% 2002 2,240 −1.19% 2003 2,225 −0.67% 2004 2,360 +6.07% 2005 2,232 −5.42% 2006 2,219 −0.58%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 2,194 −1.13% 2008 2,167 −1.23% 2009 2,169 +0.09% 2010 2,141 −1.29% 2011 2,194 +2.48% 2012 2,208 +0.64% 2013 2,150 −2.63% 2014 2,176 +1.21% 2015 2,615 +20.17% 2016 2,457 −6.04% 2017 2,402 −2.24% 2018 2,385 −0.71% 2019 2,331 −2.26% 2020 2,415 +3.60%

See also

• The Battle of Halbe, which was fought in the last days of the Second World War.
• The Kaiserbahnhof Halbe, which was built for Kaiser Wilhelm I