Dahme, Brandenburg

Dahme (also: Dahme/Mark) is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Dahme River, 30 km southeast of Luckenwalde, and 38 km west of Lübbenau.

Dahme
Town
Town hall and post office
Coat of arms
Location of Dahme within Teltow-Fläming district
Dahme
Dahme
Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 13°25′59″E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictTeltow-Fläming
Municipal assoc.Dahme/Mark
Subdivisions13 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Thomas Willweber[1]
Area
 • Total162.02 km2 (62.56 sq mi)
Elevation
87 m (285 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,862
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15936
Dialling codes035451
Vehicle registrationTF
Websitewww.dahme.de

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
Dahme/Mark: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 8,674—    
1890 8,355−0.25%
1910 8,976+0.36%
1925 8,303−0.52%
1933 8,009−0.45%
1939 7,943−0.14%
1946 10,840+4.54%
1950 10,676−0.38%
1964 8,756−1.41%
1971 8,608−0.24%
1981 7,610−1.22%
1985 7,427−0.61%
1989 7,271−0.53%
1990 7,179−1.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1991 7,036−1.99%
1992 6,839−2.80%
1993 6,745−1.37%
1994 6,698−0.70%
1995 6,680−0.27%
1996 6,506−2.60%
1997 6,496−0.15%
1998 6,399−1.49%
1999 6,279−1.88%
2000 6,219−0.96%
2001 6,165−0.87%
2002 6,147−0.29%
2003 6,035−1.82%
2004 5,910−2.07%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2005 5,790−2.03%
2006 5,678−1.93%
2007 5,583−1.67%
2008 5,525−1.04%
2009 5,412−2.05%
2010 5,376−0.67%
2011 5,288−1.64%
2012 5,253−0.66%
2013 5,194−1.12%
2014 5,113−1.56%
2015 5,073−0.78%
2016 4,994−1.56%
2017 4,930−1.28%

Notable people
Hermann Hellriegel
  • 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

References
  1. Landkreis Teltow-Fläming Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 3 February 2022.
  2. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2020". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2021.
  3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons


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