Oberbarnim

Oberbarnim is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Oberbarnim
Municipality
Church in Bollersdorf village
Location of Oberbarnim within Märkisch-Oderland district
Location of Oberbarnim
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Coordinates: 52°35′38″N 14°2′8″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Municipal assoc.	Märkische Schweiz
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Detlef Daubitz[1]
Area
• Total	52.57 km2 (20.30 sq mi)
Elevation	95 m (312 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,026
• Density	38.54/km2 (99.82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15377, 15345
Dialling codes	033433, 03341, 033436, 033437
Vehicle registration	MOL

The municipality is situated largely in the Märkische Schweiz Nature Park and consists of the following quarters (German: Ortsteile):

• Bollersdorf
• Pritzhagen (with Tornow)
• Grunow (with Ernsthof)
• Klosterdorf
• Ihlow.

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)

Oberbarnim: Population development within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,389 —     1890 1,329 −0.29% 1910 1,263 −0.25% 1925 1,507 +1.18% 1933 1,350 −1.37% 1939 1,458 +1.29% 1946 1,757 +2.70% 1950 2,080 +4.31% 1964 1,713 −1.38% 1971 1,555 −1.37% 1981 1,516 −0.25% 1985 1,498 −0.30% 1989 1,470 −0.47% 1990 1,451 −1.29% 1991 1,454 +0.21% 1992 1,422 −2.20% 1993 1,388 −2.39% 1994 1,408 +1.44% 1995 1,393 −1.07% 1996 1,408 +1.08%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,418 +0.71% 1998 1,454 +2.54% 1999 1,441 −0.89% 2000 1,454 +0.90% 2001 1,454 +0.00% 2002 1,453 −0.07% 2003 1,517 +4.40% 2004 1,496 −1.38% 2005 1,496 +0.00% 2006 1,521 +1.67% 2007 1,500 −1.38% 2008 1,506 +0.40% 2009 1,465 −2.72% 2010 1,434 −2.12% 2011 1,422 −0.84% 2012 1,372 −3.52% 2013 1,386 +1.02% 2014 1,407 +1.52% 2015 1,380 −1.92% 2016 1,443 +4.57%