Wusterhausen

Not to be confused with Königs Wusterhausen.

Wusterhausen (German pronunciation: [vʊstɐˈhaʊ̯zn̩]; official name Wusterhausen/Dosse) is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in northwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Dosse, 7 km southeast of Kyritz, and 75 km northwest of Berlin.

Wusterhausen
Municipality
Church in Nackel
Coat of arms
Location of Wusterhausen within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
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Coordinates: 52°52′59″N 12°28′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Philipp Schulz[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	195.42 km2 (75.45 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,689
• Density	29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16868
Dialling codes	033979
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	www.wusterhausen.de

History

From 1815 to 1945, Wusterhausen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

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)
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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)

Wusterhausen/Dosse: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 8,144 —     1890 8,151 +0.01% 1910 7,673 −0.30% 1925 7,912 +0.20% 1939 7,619 −0.27% 1950 11,550 +3.85% 1964 8,590 −2.09%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 8,338 −0.42% 1981 7,561 −0.97% 1985 7,447 −0.38% 1990 7,266 −0.49% 1995 7,097 −0.47% 2000 6,857 −0.69% 2005 6,584 −0.81%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 6,227 −1.11% 2015 6,013 −0.70% 2016 5,955 −0.96% 2017 5,885 −1.18% 2018 5,807 −1.33% 2019 5,761 −0.79% 2020 5,755 −0.10%

People

• Dieter Helm (1941–2022), farmer and politician
• Hermann Wagener (1815-1889), journalist and politician