Löwenberger Land

Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Löwenberger Land within Oberhavel district

(2022–30) Pieter Schneider^[1]Area

• Total244.83 km² (94.53 sq mi)Elevation

51 m (167 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total8,732 • Density36/km² (92/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

16775

Vehicle registrationOHVWebsiteloewenberger-land.de

Löwenberger Land is a municipality in the Oberhavel district, in the German state of Brandenburg, about 50 km north of Berlin.

Overview

Established on December 31, 1997, it consists of 15 villages:

Falkenthal
Glambeck
Grieben
Großmutz
Grüneberg

Gutengermendorf
Häsen
Hoppenrade
Liebenberg
Linde

Löwenberg
Nassenheide (since 2003)
Neuendorf (since 2002)
Neulöwenberg
Teschendorf

Löwenberg was first mentioned in a 1269 deed, when it was acquired by the Bishopric of Brandenburg from the Brandenburg Margraves. A Gothic fieldstone church was erected in the 13th century. The church and large parts of the village were devastated by a fire in 1808. In 1877 Löwenberg gained access to the new Prussian Nordbahn railway line from Berlin to Neubrandenburg.

The municipality is known for Liebenberg Castle [de] (Schloss Liebenberg) built in 1745, the former residence of Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg (1847–1921) who from 1886 on held a homophile political salon - the Liebenberg Circle - here. Members included the Berlin military commander Kuno von Moltke, the later Chancellor Bernhard von Bülow and Emperor Wilhelm II. The circle broke up in 1907 with the Harden-Eulenburg Affair.

Transportation

Löwenberg is situated at the junction of the Bundesstraßen 96 and 167. The Löwenberg railway station is served by the Nordbahn line from Berlin to Stralsund. In east-west direction train connections are also available toward Prenzlau and Rheinsberg. Further Nordbahn railway stations are also in the villages of Grüneberg and Nassenheide.

Notable people

Libertas Schulze-Boysen, Resistance fighter, born November 20, 1913, in Paris, died December 22, 1942, in Berlin Plötzensee Prison, granddaughter of Philipp zu Eulenburg, spent her childhood at Liebenberg Castle.

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 and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Löwenberger Land: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	6,624	—
1890	7,334	+0.68%
1910	7,569	+0.16%
1925	8,002	+0.37%
1933	8,365	+0.56%
1939	9,195	+1.59%
1946	13,085	+5.17%
1950	12,565	−1.01%
1964	9,998	−1.62%
1971	9,900	−0.14%
1981	8,837	−1.13%
1985	8,733	−0.30%
1989	8,647	−0.25%
1990	8,527	−1.39%
1991	8,432	−1.11%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1992	8,358	−0.88%
1993	8,302	−0.67%
1994	8,280	−0.26%
1995	8,294	+0.17%
1996	8,290	−0.05%
1997	8,205	−1.03%
1998	8,260	+0.67%
1999	8,437	+2.14%
2000	8,471	+0.40%
2001	8,472	+0.01%
2002	8,481	+0.11%
2003	8,457	−0.28%
2004	8,436	−0.25%
2005	8,425	−0.13%
2006	8,305	−1.42%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	8,230	−0.90%
2008	8,140	−1.09%
2009	8,093	−0.58%
2010	8,072	−0.26%
2011	8,016	−0.69%
2012	7,967	−0.61%
2013	7,975	+0.10%
2014	8,041	+0.83%
2015	8,101	+0.75%
2016	8,084	−0.21%
2017	8,157	+0.90%
2018	8,260	+1.26%
2019	8,411	+1.83%
2020	8,460	+0.58%

References

^ Landkreis Oberhavel Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 13 November 2022.
^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons