Oderaue

Oderaue is a municipality in the Oderbruch, district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Oderaue
Municipality
Church in Altwustrow village
Location of Oderaue within Märkisch-Oderland district
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Coordinates: 52°46′00″N 14°13′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Municipal assoc.	Barnim-Oderbruch
Subdivisions	7 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Michael Rubin[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	65.07 km2 (25.12 sq mi)
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,590
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16259
Dialling codes	033457
Vehicle registration	MOL

History

The municipality of Oderaue was formed in 2003 by merging Neurüdnitz, Neuküstrinchen, Neureetz, Altreetz and Zäckericker Loose.

From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Oderaue were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.

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)

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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,899 —     1890 4,131 −1.13% 1910 3,685 −0.57% 1925 3,654 −0.06% 1933 3,334 −1.14% 1939 3,150 −0.94% 1946 4,593 +5.54% 1950 4,161 −2.44% 1964 3,127 −2.02% 1971 2,870 −1.22% 1981 2,317 −2.12% 1985 2,158 −1.76% 1989 2,081 −0.90% 1990 2,083 +0.10% 1991 2,005 −3.74% 1992 1,987 −0.90% 1993 1,968 −0.96% 1994 1,972 +0.20% 1995 1,976 +0.20% 1996 1,976 +0.00%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,969 −0.35% 1998 1,972 +0.15% 1999 1,969 −0.15% 2000 1,958 −0.56% 2001 1,944 −0.72% 2002 1,902 −2.16% 2003 1,889 −0.68% 2004 1,881 −0.42% 2005 1,848 −1.75% 2006 1,811 −2.00% 2007 1,799 −0.66% 2008 1,792 −0.39% 2009 1,722 −3.91% 2010 1,706 −0.93% 2011 1,714 +0.47% 2012 1,699 −0.88% 2013 1,685 −0.82% 2014 1,657 −1.66% 2015 1,605 −3.14% 2016 1,584 −1.31%