Schöneiche

Schöneiche bei Berlin (German pronunciation: [ˈʃøːnʔaɪçə baɪ bɛʁˈliːn], lit. 'Schöneiche near Berlin'), commonly known as Schöneiche, is a municipality in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated directly at the edge to Berlin/Friedrichshagen and next to Rüdersdorf and Woltersdorf, Brandenburg on the eastern edge of the German capital Berlin.

Schöneiche bei Berlin
Municipality
Schöneiche – Old Castle Church
Coat of arms
Location of Schöneiche bei Berlin within Oder-Spree district
Schöneiche bei Berlin Show map of Germany Schöneiche bei Berlin Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°28′00″N 13°40′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Government
• Mayor (2016–24)	Ralf Steinbrück[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	16.73 km2 (6.46 sq mi)
Elevation	38 m (125 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	13,043
• Density	780/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15566
Dialling codes	030
Vehicle registration	LOS
Website	www.schoeneiche-bei-berlin.de

Palace Schöneiche around 1860, Edition by Alexander Duncker

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

Demography

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  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)
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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)

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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 846 —     1890 1,005 +1.15% 1910 2,984 +5.59% 1925 4,727 +3.11% 1939 9,153 +4.83% 1950 9,561 +0.40% 1964 9,970 +0.30%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 10,175 +0.29% 1981 9,241 −0.96% 1985 8,906 −0.92% 1990 8,199 −1.64% 1995 9,428 +2.83% 2000 11,299 +3.69% 2005 12,004 +1.22%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 12,196 +0.32% 2015 12,311 +0.19% 2016 12,337 +0.21% 2017 12,494 +1.27% 2018 12,666 +1.38% 2019 12,789 +0.97% 2020 12,899 +0.86%

Notable people

• Georg Luger (1849–1923), designer of the famous Luger pistol
• Max Fechner (1892–1973), politician (SPD / SED), 1924–1933 Deputy of the Prussian Landtag, 1949–1953 Minister of Justice of the GDR
• Margarete Herzberg (1921–2007), operatic mezzosoprano
• Ottokar Domma (1924–2007), journalist and writer
• Heinz Schröder (1928–2009), puppet player (Pittiplatsch and Schnatterinchen, Mr. Fuchs and Mrs. Elster)
• Waltraud Kretzschmar (1948–2018), handball player
• Frank Terletzki (born 1950), footballer
• Bernhard Hochwald (born 1957), olympic shooter
• Frank Pastor (born 1957), footballer
• Lisa Buckwitz (born 1994), bobsledder, olympic gold medalist 2018

Gallery

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  "Heimathouse" (oldest existing house and village museum)