Rüdersdorf

Rüdersdorf bei Berlin (German pronunciation: [ˈʁyːdɐsˌdɔʁf baɪ bɛʁˈliːn], lit. 'Rüdersdorf near Berlin') is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany, near Berlin.

Rüdersdorf bei Berlin
Municipality
Open-air museum in Rüdersdorf
Coat of arms
Location of Rüdersdorf bei Berlin within Märkisch-Oderland district
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Coordinates: 52°28′18″N 13°47′04″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Sabine Löser[1]
Area
• Total	70.39 km2 (27.18 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	15,765
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15562
Dialling codes	033638
Vehicle registration	MOL
Website	www.ruedersdorf.de

It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf through Schöneiche to Berlin-Friedrichshagen station on the Berlin S-Bahn network. Bundesautobahn 10 passes through the town.

Overview

The municipality is situated 26 km (16 mi) east of Berlin centre and includes the three districts Hennickendorf, Herzfelde and Lichtenow. Rüdersdorf is noted for its open-cast limestone mine. Today, some parts of the mine are used as a museum Museumspark Rüdersdorf [de]. Notable buildings in Berlin such as the Brandenburg Gate and the Olympiastadium were built with limestone from Rüdersdorf.

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

Rüdersdorf bei Berlin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 9,044 —     1890 10,742 +1.15% 1910 16,190 +2.07% 1925 17,041 +0.34% 1939 18,328 +0.52% 1950 17,624 −0.36% 1964 18,028 +0.16%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 18,385 +0.28% 1981 17,931 −0.25% 1985 18,219 +0.40% 1990 17,533 −0.76% 1995 16,338 −1.40% 2000 16,256 −0.10% 2005 15,880 −0.47%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 15,316 −0.72% 2015 15,313 −0.00% 2016 15,382 +0.45% 2017 15,569 +1.22% 2018 15,696 +0.82% 2019 15,812 +0.74% 2020 16,025 +1.35%

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the municipality Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

The coat of arms of Gemeinde Rüdersdorf bei Berlin shows a rooted green lime tree with two red shields on its side. The shield towards the left of the trunk shows the silver hammer and pick as a symbol for the limestone quarrying: An industry which has shaped this municipality and is still present to this day. On the right side of the trunk, the shield symbolizes a silver turnip which represents the local agriculture. Both industries have been implanted back in the 13th century by the monks of the Zinna Abbey.^[4]

Notable people

• Johanna Elberskirchen (1864–1943), activist
• Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864), opera composer
• Andreas Thom (born 1965), footballer
• Anne Wizorek (born 1981), author, journalist and feminist
• Karla Woisnitza (born 1952), artist

Partnerships with other communes

• Hemmoor in Lower Saxony, since 1991
• Pierrefitte-sur-Seine in France, since 1966
• Lomma Municipality in Sweden, since 2007
• Popielów in Poland, since 1997