Rüdnitz
Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany
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Rüdnitz (German pronunciation: [ˈʁyːdnɪts] ⓘ) is a municipality in the district of Barnim in the state of Brandenburg, Germany.
Rüdnitz | |
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Location of Rüdnitz
within Barnim district | |
![]() Location of Rüdnitz | |
| Coordinates: 52°43′00″N 13°37′00″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Barnim |
| Municipal assoc. | Biesenthal-Barnim |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Andreas Hoffmann[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.92 km2 (5.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,133 |
| • Density | 153.2/km2 (396.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 16321 |
| Dialling codes | 03338 |
| Vehicle registration | BAR |
History
From 1815 to 1947, Rüdnitz was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the East German Bezirk Frankfurt and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.
Demography

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Personalities
- Friedrich von Bodelschwingh (1831-1910), pastor, founded the first dwelling Hoffnungstal Foundation Lobetal in Rüdnitz in 1905
- Kurt Kretschmann (1914-2007), conservationist, lived in time in Rüdnitz

