# Gransee

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**Gransee** (ˈɡʁanˌzeː) is a town in the [Oberhavel](/source/Oberhavel) district, in [Brandenburg](/source/Brandenburg), [Germany](/source/Germany). It is situated 20 km south of [Fürstenberg/Havel](/source/F%C3%BCrstenberg/Havel), and 55 km northwest of [Berlin](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Drop_zone) in the vicinity of Berlin.

## Demography

Gransee: Population development within the current boundaries (2020)[2] Year Pop. ±% 1875 5,656 — 1890 6,223 +10.0% 1910 6,283 +1.0% 1925 6,377 +1.5% 1933 6,470 +1.5% 1939 6,980 +7.9% 1946 9,740 +39.5% 1950 9,225 −5.3% 1964 8,038 −12.9% 1971 7,890 −1.8% 1981 7,797 −1.2% 1985 7,692 −1.3% 1989 7,522 −2.2% 1990 7,488 −0.5% 1991 7,304 −2.5% 1992 7,216 −1.2% 1993 7,129 −1.2% 1994 7,069 −0.8% 1995 6,998 −1.0% 1996 6,946 −0.7% 1997 7,010 +0.9% 1998 6,921 −1.3% 1999 6,855 −1.0% 2000 6,866 +0.2% 2001 6,750 −1.7% 2002 6,610 −2.1% 2003 6,578 −0.5% 2004 6,511 −1.0% 2005 6,405 −1.6% 2006 6,391 −0.2% 2007 6,261 −2.0% 2008 6,125 −2.2% 2009 6,051 −1.2% 2010 5,974 −1.3% 2011 5,926 −0.8% 2012 5,816 −1.9% 2013 5,721 −1.6% 2014 5,717 −0.1% 2015 5,814 +1.7% 2016 5,895 +1.4% 2017 5,896 +0.0% 2018 5,871 −0.4% 2019 5,895 +0.4% 2020 5,849 −0.8%

## Local council

The local council has 19 members:

- [Christian Democratic Union](/source/Christian_Democratic_Union_(Germany)): 5 seats
- [Social Democratic Party of Germany](/source/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Germany): 5 seats
- [The Left](/source/The_Left_(Germany)): 3 seats
- Voters association Gransee: 3 seats
- Voters association Citizens for Gransee: 2 seats
- Mayor: 1 seat

Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014

## People

- [Erdmann Copernicus](/source/Erdmann_Copernicus) (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer
- [Emma Trosse](/source/Emma_Trosse) (1863-1949), German teacher and poet

## See also

- [Battle of Gransee](/source/Battle_of_Gransee) (1316)
- [Gransee und Gemeinden](/source/Gransee_und_Gemeinden)

## References

1. [Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters](https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/ergebnisse/buergermeisterwahlen/ergebnisse/~12065000). Retrieved 3 July 2024.

1. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg)

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