| Coordinates | 52°03′N 13°30′E |
|---|---|
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Teltow-Fläming |
| Elevation | 51-145 |
| Area | 233.83 |
| Postal code | 15837 |
| Area code | 033704 |
| Licence | TF |
| Gemeindeschlüssel | 12 0 72 014 |
| Divisions | 12 Ortsteile bzw. Stadtbezirke |
| Website | www.stadt-baruth-mark.de |
| Mayor | Peter Ilk[1] |
| Leader term | 2018–26 |
Baruth/Mark (ˈbaːʁuːt) 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.
Geography
Baruth/Mark is structured in the following parts of town,[2] 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1875 | 6,513 | — |
| 1890 | 6,508 | −0.1% |
| 1910 | 6,458 | −0.8% |
| 1925 | 6,312 | −2.3% |
| 1939 | 6,149 | −2.6% |
| 1950 | 7,687 | +25.0% |
| 1964 | 5,974 | −22.3% |
| 1971 | 5,620 | −5.9% |
| 1981 | 5,229 | −7.0% |
| 1985 | 5,155 | −1.4% |
| 1990 | 4,926 | −4.4% |
| 1995 | 4,699 | −4.6% |
| 2000 | 4,651 | −1.0% |
| 2005 | 4,437 | −4.6% |
| 2010 | 4,174 | −5.9% |
| 2015 | 4,146 | −0.7% |
| 2016 | 4,121 | −0.6% |
| 2017 | 4,137 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,200 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,217 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4,225 | +0.2% |
Sons and daughters of the town
- 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
- Friedrich zu Solms-Baruth (1795-1879), politician, member of Prussian parliament
- Ewald von Lochow (1855-1942), Prussian general
- Feodora Schenk (1920-2006), German athlete
References
- ^ Landkreis Teltow-Fläming Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 4 July 2021.
- ^ Main constitution of the town of Baruth/Mark PDF[dead link] (in German)
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons