Schöneiche
Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany
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Schöneiche bei Berlin (German pronunciation: [ˈʃøːnʔaɪçə baɪ bɛʁˈliːn], lit. 'Schöneiche near Berlin'), commonly known as Schöneiche, is a municipality in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated directly at the edge to Berlin/Friedrichshagen and next to Rüdersdorf and Woltersdorf, Brandenburg on the eastern edge of the German capital Berlin.
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Schöneiche – Old Castle Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schöneiche bei Berlin
within Oder-Spree district  | |
 Location of Schöneiche bei Berlin | |
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| Coordinates: 52°28′00″N 13°40′59″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oder-Spree |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2016–24) | Ralf Steinbrück[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.73 km2 (6.46 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 38 m (125 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 13,102 |
| • Density | 783.1/km2 (2,028/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 15566 |
| Dialling codes | 030 |
| Vehicle registration | LOS |
| Website | www.schoeneiche-bei-berlin.de |
It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf to Berlin-Friedrichshagen station on the Berlin S-Bahn network.
Demography
Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (blue line: population; dotted line: comparison to population development in Brandenburg state; grey background: time of Nazi Germany; red background: time of communist East Germany)
Recent population development and projections (population development before 2011 census (blue line); recent population development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
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Notable people
- Georg Luger (1849–1923), designer of the famous Luger pistol
- Max Fechner (1892–1973), politician (SPD / SED), 1924–1933 Deputy of the Prussian Landtag, 1949–1953 Minister of Justice of the GDR
- Margarete Herzberg (1921–2007), operatic mezzosoprano
- Ottokar Domma (1924–2007), journalist and writer
- Heinz Schröder (1928–2009), puppet player (Pittiplatsch and Schnatterinchen, Mr. Fuchs and Mrs. Elster)
- Waltraud Kretzschmar (1948–2018), handball player
- Frank Terletzki (born 1950), footballer
- Bernhard Hochwald (born 1957), olympic shooter
- Frank Pastor (born 1957), footballer
- Lisa Buckwitz (born 1994), bobsledder, olympic gold medalist 2018
Gallery
"Heimathouse" (oldest existing house and village museum)
