Brüssow

Brüssow
Brüssow
Town
	Market Square
	Location of Brüssow within Uckermark district
	Location of Brüssow
	Brüssow Brüssow
	Coordinates: 53°24′N 14°08′E / 53.400°N 14.133°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Uckermark
Municipal assoc.	Brüssow (Uckermark)
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Torsten Eich
Area
• Total	101.83 km2 (39.32 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population (2023-12-31)
• Total	1,835
• Density	18.02/km2 (46.67/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17326
Dialling codes	039742
Vehicle registration	UM
Website	www.amt-bruessow.de

Brüssow (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁʏsoː]) is a town in the Uckermark district, in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated 16 kilometres (10 mi) southeast of Pasewalk, and 27 km (17 mi) west of Szczecin.

History

In 1685, a French Huguenot commune was founded in Battin,^[3] now part of Brüssow.

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)

According to the 2022 census, Poles constituted 11.5% of the population.^[4]

Brüssow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[5]

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	4,048	—
1890	3,850	−0.33%
1910	3,874	+0.03%
1925	4,163	+0.48%
1939	3,927	−0.42%
1950	5,659	+3.38%
1964	4,242	−2.04%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1971	3,948	−1.02%
1981	3,252	−1.92%
1985	3,159	−0.72%
1990	2,961	−1.29%
1995	2,715	−1.72%
2000	2,604	−0.83%
2005	2,315	−2.33%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2010	2,023	−2.66%
2015	1,876	−1.50%
2016	1,883	+0.37%
2017	1,859	−1.27%
2018	1,831	−1.51%
2019	1,800	−1.69%
2020	1,804	+0.22%

References

^ Landkreis Uckermark Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
^ Muret, Eduard (1885). Geschichte der Französischen Kolonie in Brandenburg-Preußen, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Berliner Gemeinde. Aus Veranlassung der Zweihundertjährigen Jubelfeier am 29. Oktober 1885 (in German). Berlin. p. 189.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ "Germany's population by country of birth 2022". Retrieved 1 April 2025.
^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Landkreis Uckermark Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.

[2] "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.

[3] Muret, Eduard (1885). Geschichte der Französischen Kolonie in Brandenburg-Preußen, unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Berliner Gemeinde. Aus Veranlassung der Zweihundertjährigen Jubelfeier am 29. Oktober 1885 (in German). Berlin. p. 189.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[4] "Germany's population by country of birth 2022". Retrieved 1 April 2025.

[5] Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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