Ragow-Merz is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Ragow-Merz
Listed Fieldstone church in Merz
Listed Fieldstone church in Merz
Location of Ragow-Merz within Oder-Spree district
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Ragow-Merz is located in Germany
Ragow-Merz
Ragow-Merz
Ragow-Merz is located in Brandenburg
Ragow-Merz
Ragow-Merz
Coordinates: 52°12′00″N 14°18′00″E / 52.20000°N 14.30000°E / 52.20000; 14.30000
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOder-Spree
Municipal assoc.Schlaubetal
Subdivisions2 districts
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Michael Schrobbach[1]
Area
 • Total43.54 km2 (16.81 sq mi)
Elevation
46 m (151 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total501
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15848
Dialling codes03366
Vehicle registrationLOS
Websitewww.amt-schlaubetal.de

History

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The municipality of Ragow-Merz was formed on 1 June 2002 by merging the municipalities of Ragow and Merz.

From 1815 to 1947, Ragow and Merz were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, the constituent localities of Ragow-Merz were incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990 Ragow and Merz are again part of Brandenburg, since 2002 united as the municipality of Ragow-Merz.

Demography

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Ragow-Merz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 667—    
1890 484−2.12%
1910 459−0.26%
1925 582+1.60%
1933 510−1.64%
1939 503−0.23%
1946 660+3.96%
1950 759+3.56%
1964 605−1.61%
1971 553−1.28%
1981 478−1.45%
1985 455−1.23%
1989 461+0.33%
1990 463+0.43%
1991 464+0.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 453−2.37%
1993 443−2.21%
1994 463+4.51%
1995 475+2.59%
1996 500+5.26%
1997 497−0.60%
1998 526+5.84%
1999 545+3.61%
2000 560+2.75%
2001 564+0.71%
2002 573+1.60%
2003 560−2.27%
2004 539−3.75%
2005 534−0.93%
2006 510−4.49%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 502−1.57%
2008 506+0.80%
2009 494−2.37%
2010 478−3.24%
2011 515+7.74%
2012 516+0.19%
2013 510−1.16%
2014 504−1.18%
2015 516+2.38%
2016 507−1.74%
2017 514+1.38%
2018 514+0.00%
2019 521+1.36%
2020 527+1.15%

References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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