Märkisch-Oderland

Märkisch-Oderland is a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany.

District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Seelow
Area
• Total	2,127.7 km2 (821.5 sq mi)
Population  (2002)
• Total	190,179
• Density	89.3824/km2 (231.499/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	MOL
Website	maerkisch-oderland.de

Geography

Much of the district is mainly agricultural land, but there is a swampy area along the Oder called the Oderbruch. The Oderbruch is about 60 km (37.3 mi) in length and 17 km (10.6 mi) in width. It was partially drained in the 18th century, and people started to live in the new area.

History

The districts of Lebus and Oberbarnim were both created in 1816. In 1952, the districts were split into three parts, the districts Bad Freienwalde, Seelow and Strausberg. In 1993 the three parts were joined to form the current district.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the eagle of Brandenburg in the upper half. The upper half also resembles the coat of arms of the former district Oberbarnim. In the lower half are two boat-hooks and a star, both taken from the coat of arms of the former district Seelow. The wavy line on the bottom represents the Oder river.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Altlandsberg Bad Freienwalde Müncheberg Seelow Strausberg Wriezen Amt-free municipalities Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf Hoppegarten Letschin Neuenhagen bei Berlin Petershagen-Eggersdorf Rüdersdorf bei Berlin	1. Barnim-Oderbruch [seat: Wriezen] Bliesdorf Neulewin Neutrebbin Oderaue Prötzel Reichenow-Möglin 2. Falkenberg-Höhe Beiersdorf-Freudenberg Falkenberg1 Heckelberg-Brunow Höhenland 3. Golzow Alt Tucheband Bleyen-Genschmar Golzow1 Küstriner Vorland Zechin 4. Lebus Lebus1, 2 Podelzig Reitwein Treplin Zeschdorf	5. Märkische Schweiz Buckow1, 2 Garzau-Garzin Oberbarnim Rehfelde Waldsieversdorf 6. Neuhardenberg Gusow-Platkow Märkische Höhe Neuhardenberg1 7. Seelow-Land [seat: Seelow] Falkenhagen Fichtenhöhe Lietzen Lindendorf Vierlinden
1seat of the Amt; 2town

Märkisch-Oderland Media

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  District banner includes the coat of arms

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  Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)

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  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 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Other websites

• Official website (in German)