Päwesin

Päwesin is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Päwesin
Municipality
Church in Bagow
Location of Päwesin within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
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Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 12°43′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Potsdam-Mittelmark
Municipal assoc.	Beetzsee
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Ingo Ahrens[1]
Area
• Total	23.56 km2 (9.10 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	527
• Density	22/km2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	14778
Dialling codes	033838
Vehicle registration	PM
Website	www.paewesin.de

Overview

It is located between the Beetzsee and Riewendsee lakes, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) north east from Brandenburg. There are about 600 residents and the town is 800 years old.

The landscape and nature have made this a popular destination for hikers and bicyclists. The area is popular for fishing, sailing, surfing and rowing.

Advena Hotels Bollmannsruh is the only hotel in the town.

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)

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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 715 —     1890 1,074 +2.75% 1910 1,070 −0.02% 1925 998 −0.46% 1933 950 −0.61% 1939 988 +0.66% 1946 1,275 +3.71% 1950 1,313 +0.74% 1964 839 −3.15% 1971 809 −0.52% 1981 696 −1.49% 1985 688 −0.29% 1989 684 −0.15% 1990 667 −2.49% 1991 662 −0.75% 1992 645 −2.57% 1993 643 −0.31% 1994 620 −3.58% 1995 620 +0.00% 1996 593 −4.35%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 598 +0.84% 1998 589 −1.51% 1999 587 −0.34% 2000 585 −0.34% 2001 579 −1.03% 2002 565 −2.42% 2003 584 +3.36% 2004 579 −0.86% 2005 570 −1.55% 2006 569 −0.18% 2007 575 +1.05% 2008 575 +0.00% 2009 581 +1.04% 2010 562 −3.27% 2011 537 −4.45% 2012 546 +1.68% 2013 539 −1.28% 2014 537 −0.37% 2015 531 −1.12% 2016 521 −1.88%