Gransee (German pronunciation: ['ɡranzeː]) is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin. An important monument in the centre of town is the cast-iron and stone Memorial to Queen Luise (Luisendenkmal), which was designed by the German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neo-gothic style.

A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major drop zones in the vicinity of Berlin.

Demography

Gransee: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 5,656 —     1890 6,223 +0.64% 1910 6,283 +0.05% 1925 6,377 +0.10% 1933 6,470 +0.18% 1939 6,980 +1.27% 1946 9,740 +4.87% 1950 9,225 −1.35% 1964 8,038 −0.98% 1971 7,890 −0.27% 1981 7,797 −0.12% 1985 7,692 −0.34% 1989 7,522 −0.56% 1990 7,488 −0.45% 1991 7,304 −2.46%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 7,216 −1.20% 1993 7,129 −1.21% 1994 7,069 −0.84% 1995 6,998 −1.00% 1996 6,946 −0.74% 1997 7,010 +0.92% 1998 6,921 −1.27% 1999 6,855 −0.95% 2000 6,866 +0.16% 2001 6,750 −1.69% 2002 6,610 −2.07% 2003 6,578 −0.48% 2004 6,511 −1.02% 2005 6,405 −1.63% 2006 6,391 −0.22%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 6,261 −2.03% 2008 6,125 −2.17% 2009 6,051 −1.21% 2010 5,974 −1.27% 2011 5,926 −0.80% 2012 5,816 −1.86% 2013 5,721 −1.63% 2014 5,717 −0.07% 2015 5,814 +1.70% 2016 5,895 +1.39% 2017 5,896 +0.02% 2018 5,871 −0.42% 2019 5,895 +0.41% 2020 5,849 −0.78%

Local council

The local council has 19 members:

• Christian Democratic Union: 5 seats
• Social Democratic Party of Germany: 5 seats
• The Left: 3 seats
• Voters association Gransee: 3 seats
• Voters association Citizens for Gransee: 2 seats
• Mayor: 1 seat

Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014

Photogallery

• 
  Watch tower
• 
  St. Mary's Church in Gransee
• 
  Church in Altlüdersdorf
• 
  Church in Dannenwalde
• 
  Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof

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  Meseberg palace
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  Manor in Wentow
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  Manor in Dannenwalde
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  Manor in Dannenwalde

People

• Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer
• Emma Trosse (1863-1949), German teacher and poet

See also

• Battle of Gransee (1316)
• Gransee und Gemeinden