Baruth/Mark

Baruth/Mark is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km east of Luckenwalde, and 53 km south of Berlin.

Baruth/Mark
Saint Sebastian parish church
Coat of arms
Location of Baruth/Mark within Teltow-Fläming district
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Coordinates: 52°03′N 13°30′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Teltow-Fläming
Subdivisions	12 Ortsteile bzw. Stadtbezirke
Government
• Mayor	Peter Ilk (LOB)
Area
• Total	233.62 km2 (90.20 sq mi)
Highest elevation	145 m (476 ft)
Lowest elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)
• Total	4,217
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15837
Dialling codes	033704
Vehicle registration	TF
Website	www.stadt-baruth-mark.de

Geography

Baruth/Mark is structured in the following parts of town, which are all villages and mainly former municipalities:

• Baruth/Mark
  • Klein Ziescht
• Dornswalde
• Groß Ziescht
  • Kemlitz
• Horstwalde
• Klasdorf
  • Glashütte
• Ließen
• Merzdorf
• Mückendorf
• Paplitz
• Petkus
  • Charlottenfelde
• Radeland
• Schöbendorf

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 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 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Baruth/Mark: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 6,513 —     1890 6,508 −0.01% 1910 6,458 −0.04% 1925 6,312 −0.15% 1933 6,077 −0.47% 1939 6,149 +0.20% 1946 7,626 +3.12% 1950 7,687 +0.20% 1964 5,974 −1.78% 1971 5,620 −0.87% 1981 5,229 −0.72% 1985 5,155 −0.36% 1989 5,011 −0.71% 1990 4,926 −1.70% 1991 4,866 −1.22%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 4,823 −0.88% 1993 4,786 −0.77% 1994 4,763 −0.48% 1995 4,699 −1.34% 1996 4,766 +1.43% 1997 4,843 +1.62% 1998 4,809 −0.70% 1999 4,727 −1.71% 2000 4,651 −1.61% 2001 4,585 −1.42% 2002 4,523 −1.35% 2003 4,515 −0.18% 2004 4,461 −1.20% 2005 4,437 −0.54% 2006 4,388 −1.10%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 4,360 −0.64% 2008 4,309 −1.17% 2009 4,213 −2.23% 2010 4,174 −0.93% 2011 4,192 +0.43% 2012 4,182 −0.24% 2013 4,171 −0.26% 2014 4,160 −0.26% 2015 4,146 −0.34% 2016 4,121 −0.60% 2017 4,137 +0.39% 2018 4,200 +1.52% 2019 4,217 +0.40%

Photogallery

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  Street sign on entry to Baruth/Mark

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  Firehouse

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  Castle Baruth

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  Fascia detail, Castle Baruth

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  Cathedral

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  Municipal Playground

Sons and daughters of the town

Johann Gottlob Nathusius

• Christian Kunth (1757-1829), educator, educator of Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt
• Johann Gottlob Nathusius (1760-1835), entrepreneur
• Johann Georg Lehmann (1765-1811), surveyor and cartographer
• Ewald von Lochow (1855-1942), Prussian general