Dahme, Brandenburg
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
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Dahme (German pronunciation: [ˈdaːmə] ⓘ; also: Dahme/Mark) is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Dahme River, 30 km (19 mi) southeast of Luckenwalde, and 38 km (24 mi) west of Lübbenau.
Dahme | |
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Town hall and post office | |
.png) Coat of arms | |
Location of Dahme
within Teltow-Fläming district  | |
 Location of Dahme | |
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| Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 13°25′59″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Teltow-Fläming |
| Municipal assoc. | Dahme/Mark |
| Subdivisions | 13 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Thomas Willweber[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 162.59 km2 (62.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 87 m (285 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,957 |
| • Density | 30.49/km2 (78.96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 15936 |
| Dialling codes | 035451 |
| Vehicle registration | TF |
| Website | www.dahme.de |
History
From 1815 to 1947, Dahme was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
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.)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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Notable people
- Karsten Greve (born 1946), an internationally renowned art dealer.
- Johannes Groenland (1824–1891), botanist and microscopist who worked for Vilmorin and was a professor of natural science in Dahme.
- Hermann Hellriegel (1831–1895), first head of the agricultural test station in Dahme from 1857 to 1873
- Max Jacob (1849–1921), architect
- Roswitha Krause (born 1949), swimmer and handball player
- Günther Marks (1897–1978), church musician and composer; lecturer for organ play and church music at the evangelical seminar in Dahme
- Otto Unverdorben (1806–1873), discoverer of the Aniline
- Birgit Vanderbeke (1956–2021), writer
