Dahme (also: Dahme/Mark) is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Dahme River, 30 km southeast of Luckenwalde, and 38 km west of Lübbenau.
Dahme | |
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Location of Dahme within Teltow-Fläming district | |
Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 13°25′59″E / 51.86667°N 13.43306°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Teltow-Fläming |
Municipal assoc. | Dahme/Mark |
Subdivisions | 13 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024–29) | Thomas Willweber[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 162.02 km2 (62.56 sq mi) |
Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,868 |
• Density | 30/km2 (78/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 15936 |
Dialling codes | 035451 |
Vehicle registration | TF |
Website | www.dahme.de |
History
editFrom 1815 to 1947, Dahme was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography
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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 (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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Notable people
edit- Karsten Greve (born 1946), an internationally renowned art dealer.
- Johannes Groenland (1824–1891), botanist and microscopist who worked for Vilmorin and was a professor of natural science in Dahme.
- Hermann Hellriegel (1831–1895), first head of the agricultural test station in Dahme from 1857 to 1873
- Max Jacob (1849–1921), architect
- Roswitha Krause (born 1949), swimmer and handball player
- Günther Marks (1897–1978), church musician and composer; lecturer for organ play and church music at the evangelical seminar in Dahme
- Otto Unverdorben (1806–1873), discoverer of the Aniline
- Birgit Vanderbeke (1956–2021), writer
References
edit- ^ Landkreis Teltow-Fläming Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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