Rüdersdorf

Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Rüdersdorf within Märkisch-Oderland district

(2019–27) Sabine Löser^[1]Area

• Total70.11 km² (27.07 sq mi)Elevation

62 m (203 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total16,014 • Density230/km² (590/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

15562

Dialling codes033638Vehicle registrationMOLWebsitewww.ruedersdorf.de

Rüdersdorf is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany, near Berlin.

It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf through Schöneiche to Berlin-Friedrichshagen station on the Berlin S-Bahn network. Bundesautobahn 10 passes through the town.

Overview

The municipality is situated 26 km (16 mi) east of Berlin centre and includes the three districts Hennickendorf, Herzfelde and Lichtenow. Rüdersdorf is noted for its open-cast limestone mine. Today, some parts of the mine are used as a museum Museumspark Rüdersdorf. Notable buildings in Berlin such as the Brandenburg Gate and the Olympiastadium were built with limestone from Rüdersdorf.

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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Rüdersdorf bei Berlin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	9,044	—
1890	10,742	+1.15%
1910	16,190	+2.07%
1925	17,041	+0.34%
1939	18,328	+0.52%
1950	17,624	−0.36%
1964	18,028	+0.16%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1971	18,385	+0.28%
1981	17,931	−0.25%
1985	18,219	+0.40%
1990	17,533	−0.76%
1995	16,338	−1.40%
2000	16,256	−0.10%
2005	15,880	−0.47%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2010	15,316	−0.72%
2015	15,313	−0.00%
2016	15,382	+0.45%
2017	15,569	+1.22%
2018	15,696	+0.82%
2019	15,812	+0.74%
2020	16,025	+1.35%

Coat of arms

The coat of arms of Gemeinde Rüdersdorf bei Berlin shows a rooted green lime tree with two red shields on its side. The shield towards the left of the trunk shows the silver hammer and pick as a symbol for the limestone quarrying: An industry which has shaped this municipality and is still present to this day. On the right side of the trunk, the shield symbolizes a silver turnip which represents the local agriculture. Both industries have been implanted back in the 13th century by the monks of the Zinna Abbey.^[4]

Notable people

Johanna Elberskirchen (1864–1943), activist
Andreas Thom (born 1965), footballer
Karla Woisnitza (born 1952), artist
Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864), opera composer

Partnerships with other communes

Hemmoor in Lower Saxony, since 1991
Pierrefitte-sur-Seine in France, since 1966
Lomma Municipality in Sweden, since 2007
Popielów in Poland, since 1997

References

^ Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
^ "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
^ "Rüdersdorf bei Berlin - Unsere Gemeinde". www.ruedersdorf.de. Retrieved 2017-08-10.