Rehfelde

Rehfelde
Coat of arms
Rehfelde
Location of Rehfelde within Märkisch-Oderland district
Coordinates: 52°31′12″N 13°55′45″E / 52.52000°N 13.92917°ECoordinates: 52°31′12″N 13°55′45″E / 52.52000°N 13.92917°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Municipal assoc.	Märkische Schweiz
Government
• Mayor	Lutz Schwarz (BGR)
Area
• Total	46.15 km^2 (17.82 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	4,789
• Density	100/km^2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	15345
Dialling codes	033435
Vehicle registration	MOL

Rehfelde is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

With the foundation of a plywood mill in 1906, the first manufacturing companiy came to Rehfelde. On September 3, 1907 the night the express train from Insterburg to Berlin derailde at a speed of about 85 km/h near Rehfelde station. On July 12, 1908 set up twelve citizens a volunteer fire department. In the early 20th century, the population rose sharply. This was due to rising rents in Berlin, which led to an increased influx. During World War I lost 24 community residents their lives. In 1922, the local branch of the Communist Party of Germany, five years later the Social Democratic Party were founded. In the period of National Socialism, some citizens of the municipality resisted the Nazis, including the communist Wilhelm Betke and the pastor Otto Perel. During World War II several houses were destroyed by bombing in the year 1944. Around 100 people lost due to the war their lives.

After the war

During the land reforms in the years 1945 to 1949, the government distributed about 1,000 hectares of land to settlers and farmers. On 20 February 1953, the Landwirtschaftliche Produktionsgenossenschaft Friedrich Ebert was founded. A daycare center was opened on January 10, 1984, a youth club on October 7, 1989.^[2][3]

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)

Rehfelde:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)^[4]

Year Population 1875 1 236 1890 1 277 1910 1 501 1925 2 164 1933 2 843 1939 3 254 1946 3 395 1950 3 659 1964 3 423 1971 3 576

Year Population 1981 3 234 1985 3 084 1989 2 912 1990 2 849 1991 2 841 1992 2 831 1993 2 873 1994 2 941 1995 3 045 1996 3 210

Year Population 1997 3 383 1998 3 687 1999 3 893 2000 4 088 2001 4 245 2002 4 419 2003 4 510 2004 4 569 2005 4 568 2006 4 587

Year Population 2007 4 551 2008 4 502 2009 4 462 2010 4 457 2011 4 507 2012 4 551 2013 4 575

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
2. Rehfelde 1247, Webseite maerkische-schweiz.com, retrieved 28 May 2015.
3. Rehfelde mit seinen Ortsteilen Werder und Zinndorf, Webseite des Amtes Märkische Schweiz, retrieved 28 May 2015.
4. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Media related to Rehfelde at Wikimedia Commons