Reichenwalde

Reichenwalde
Municipality
Location of Reichenwalde within Oder-Spree district
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Coordinates: 52°15′53″N 13°59′54″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Municipal assoc.	Scharmützelsee
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Mike Hemm (SPD)
Area
• Total	26.03 km2 (10.05 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,289
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15526
Dialling codes	033631
Vehicle registration	LOS
Website	www.amt-scharmuetzelsee.de

Reichenwalde is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Reichenwalde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Reichenwalde was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Reichenwalde is again part 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)

Reichenwalde: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,112 —     1890 1,099 −0.08% 1910 1,150 +0.23% 1925 1,160 +0.06% 1933 1,245 +0.89% 1939 1,193 −0.71% 1946 1,414 +2.46% 1950 1,453 +0.68% 1964 1,242 −1.11% 1971 1,187 −0.64% 1981 1,065 −1.08% 1985 1,001 −1.54% 1989 984 −0.43% 1990 990 +0.61% 1991 968 −2.22% 1992 955 −1.34% 1993 971 +1.68% 1994 978 +0.72% 1995 987 +0.92% 1996 997 +1.01%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,002 +0.50% 1998 1,061 +5.89% 1999 1,086 +2.36% 2000 1,087 +0.09% 2001 1,108 +1.93% 2002 1,118 +0.90% 2003 1,121 +0.27% 2004 1,109 −1.07% 2005 1,097 −1.08% 2006 1,095 −0.18% 2007 1,106 +1.00% 2008 1,104 −0.18% 2009 1,119 +1.36% 2010 1,122 +0.27% 2011 1,122 +0.00% 2012 1,119 −0.27% 2013 1,113 −0.54% 2014 1,104 −0.81% 2015 1,115 +1.00% 2016 1,138 +2.06%

Old School Reichenwalde

Notable people

• Wolfgang Kohlhaase (1931-2022) - acclaimed screenwriter, who lived in Reichenwalde