Neuenhagen bei Berlin

Neuenhagen bei Berlin
Neuenhagen bei Berlin
Municipality
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Location of Neuenhagen bei Berlin within Märkisch-Oderland district
	Interactive map of Neuenhagen bei Berlin
	Neuenhagen bei Berlin Location within Germany Neuenhagen bei Berlin Location within Brandenburg
	Coordinates: 52°32′N 13°41′E / 52.533°N 13.683°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Ansgar Scharnke (Ind.)
Area
• Total	19.61 km2 (7.57 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population (2025-12-31)
• Total	19,295
• Density	983.9/km2 (2,548/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15366
Dialling codes	03342
Vehicle registration	MOL
Website	www.neuenhagen-bei-berlin.de

Neuenhagen bei Berlin (German pronunciation: [nɔʏənˈhaːɡn̩ baɪ bɛʁˈliːn], lit. 'Neuenhagen near Berlin') is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 19 km east of central Berlin, and was founded around 1230.

History

Neuenhagen was founded around 1230.

Geography

Neuenhagen is located east of Berlin, in eastern Germany.

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)
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)

Neuenhagen bei Berlin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	874	—
1890	1,129	+1.72%
1910	2,792	+4.63%
1925	5,732	+4.91%
1939	11,997	+5.42%
1950	12,300	+0.23%
1964	13,008	+0.40%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1971	13,010	+0.00%
1981	12,238	−0.61%
1985	11,950	−0.59%
1990	11,265	−1.17%
1995	11,802	+0.94%
2000	14,917	+4.80%
2005	16,325	+1.82%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2010	16,911	+0.71%
2015	17,593	+0.79%
2016	17,883	+1.65%
2017	17,986	+0.58%
2018	18,301	+1.75%
2019	18,657	+1.95%
2020	18,832	+0.94%

Mayor

The mayor Jürgen Henze was elected in 2002 with 59.4% of the vote, then reelected in 2010 with 75.2% of the vote. In 2019, he was replaced by Ansgar Scharnke.

Transport

The town is well connected to Berlin by the S-Bahn line S5 at the station of Neuenhagen.

Partnerships

Twin towns

Świebodzin, Poland
Grünwald, Germany
Friesoythe, Germany

Notable figures from the town

Hanna Solf (1887-1954), member of the German resistance to Nazism
Wolfgang Rademann (1934-2016), journalist and TV producer

People associated with the town

Hans Fallada (1893-1947), author, lived from August 1930 to November 1932 in a house in the settlement of Grüner Winkel in Neuenhagen. Between October 1931 and February 1932 he worked on his novel Little Man, What Now? (novel) there. On the occasion of its 70th anniversary in 1963, Grüner Winkel was renamed Falladaring. A panel at his dwelling house in Falladaring 10 pays tribute to the writer. In his honor, the Hans-Fallada-Grundschule in Neuenhagen was named after him.