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 (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,546 |
| • Density | 125.9/km2 (326.2/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 place is known for its hot springs and for its mineral-rich mud. Their healing properties have attracted visitors for many years, and in 1923 led to the town's name acquiring the prefix Bad ("bath", "spa").
Nearby are the Dubrower Berge, a range of wooded hills popular with 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
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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.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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