Spreenhagen
Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany
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Spreenhagen (Lower Sorbian: Sprjewiny Ług) is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.
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Location of Spreenhagen
within Oder-Spree district  | |
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| Coordinates: 52°20′37″N 13°52′28″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oder-Spree |
| Municipal assoc. | Spreenhagen |
| Subdivisions | 5 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Christine Reinhold[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 136.00 km2 (52.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 39 m (128 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 3,417 |
| • Density | 25.12/km2 (65.07/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 15528 |
| Dialling codes | 033633 |
| Vehicle registration | LOS |
| Website | www.amt-spreenfield.de |
History
From 1815 to 1947, Spreenhagen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.
Demography
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Local council
The local council of Spreenhagen has 16 members. Elections were held on May 25, 2014 with the following results:
- SPD = 35.8% (6 seats)
- GfB (Free Citizens) = 28.9% (5 seats)
- DCM (Club Markgrafpieske)= 13.0% (2 seats)
- LINKE = 9.2% (1 seat)
- CDU = 7.5% (1 seat)
- NPD = 5.6% (1 seat)
Notable residents
- Marienetta Jirkowsky (1962–1980), one of at least 139 victims at the Berlin Wall; also one of only eight female victims, and the youngest of those eight female victims.[4]
