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Michendorf is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Geography

Michendorf lies in a vast wooded area about nine kilometers south of Potsdam. The civil parishes ("Ortsteile") Fresdorf, Stücken and Wildenbruch lie in the Nature-Park Nuthe-Nieplitz. In the south the town adjacent to the Great Seddiner Lake and to the west by the Lienewitzer lakes.

The municipality is composed by Michendorf itself and fivecivil parishes. Population statistics are as of December 31, 2011:

  • Fresdorf (293)
  • Langerwisch (1,823)
  • Michendorf (4,237)
  • Stücken (492)
  • Wildenbruch (1,845)
  • Wilhelmshorst (3,103)

Demography

Michendorf: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 1,766—    
1890 2,039+0.96%
1910 2,739+1.49%
1925 3,720+2.06%
1939 7,104+4.73%
1950 8,572+1.72%
1964 8,313−0.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 8,372+0.10%
1981 7,742−0.78%
1985 7,598−0.47%
1990 7,419−0.48%
1995 7,751+0.88%
2000 10,233+5.71%
2005 11,163+1.75%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 11,805+1.12%
2015 12,178+0.62%
2016 12,271+0.76%
2017 12,437+1.35%
2018 12,726+2.32%
2019 13,134+3.21%
2020 13,278+1.10%

History

Michendorf railway station, probably opened in 1879

During the Division of Germany (1945–90), Michendorf was in East Germany, although only a few kilometers from West Berlin. The Michendorf rest stop was the last stop in East Germany for travelers driving into West Berlin, and a popular spot for East and West Germans to meet up with friends and family who lived on the other side of the Berlin Wall. Despite efforts by the Michendorf historical society, the rest stop was demolished in 2008.

Notable residents

  • Otto Böckel (1859–1923), politician notorious for exploiting anti-Semitism as a political issue, died in Michendorf.
  • Karin Hübner (1936–2006), actress who grew up in Michendorf.
  • Gerit Kling (born 1965), actress who grew up in Michendorf.
  • Kurt Kreuger (1916–2006), actor, was born in Michendorf, although he grew up in Switzerland.
  • Bernhard Seeger (1927–1999), author, lived and worked in Michendorf.

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ (in German) Information from official website of Michendorf
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
  5. ^ Marc Fischer (June 30, 1990). "E. GERMANS SAY 'AUF WIEDERSEHEN' TO LIFE AS THEY KNOW IT". Washington Post. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "End of the Road for Historic Rest Stop". Spiegel Online. July 17, 2008. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  7. ^ Sabine Dietzsch (September 21, 1997). "Otto Böckel". Archiveschule Marburg. Retrieved March 19, 2017. (in German)
  8. ^ Peter E. Müller (July 31, 2006). "Karin Hübner (1936-2006)". Die Welt (The World). Retrieved February 11, 2017. (in German)
  9. ^ "Kurt Kreuger, 89, Actor in Many War Films, Dies". New York Times. July 31, 2006. Retrieved March 19, 2017.
  10. ^ "Ortsteil Stücken" [Areas of the Village]. Michendorf official website. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved March 19, 2017. (in German)

See also