Bad Saarow
Bad Saarow | |
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Bad Saarow railway station | |
Location of Bad Saarow
within Oder-Spree district | |
Location of Bad Saarow | |
Bad Saarow Bad Saarow | |
| Coordinates: 52°16′59″N 14°04′00″E / 52.28306°N 14.06667°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oder-Spree |
| Municipal assoc. | Scharmützelsee |
| Subdivisions | 4 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Christian Schroeder[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 51.98 km2 (20.07 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,340 |
| • Density | 122/km2 (316/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 15526 |
| Dialling codes | 033631 |
| Vehicle registration | LOS |
| Website | www.bad-saarow.de |
Bad Saarow (Lower Sorbian: Zarow, pronounced [ˈzarɔw]; 1950–2002: Bad Saarow-Pieskow) is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.
The area is renowned for its hot springs and mineral-rich mud, whose reputed healing properties have drawn visitors for many years. In 1923, this reputation led to the town's name acquiring the prefix Bad ("bath", "spa").
Nearby, the Dubrower Berge, a range of wooded hills, is a popular destination for hikers and cyclists.
History
From 1815 to 1947, Bad Saarow was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.
Demography
Bad Saarow: Population development within the current boundaries (2013)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sons and daughters of the town
- Jörg Schönbohm (1937−2019, born in Neu Golm), former Lieutenant general of the Bundeswehr, 1999−2009 Minister of the Interior of the State of Brandenburg
- Cornelia Ernst (born 1956), politician (The Left)
- Marienetta Jirkowsky (1962−1980), death at the Berlin Wall
- Axel Schulz (born 1968), boxer
- Vivien Kussatz (born 1972), sailor
- Isabel Cademartori (born 1988), politician (SPD)
- Franziska Mietzner (born 1988), handball player
References
- ^ Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2024 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2023)" (XLS). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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