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 | |
Location of Dahme
within Teltow-Fläming district | |
![]() Location of Dahme | |
| 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

