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Teltow-Fläming

Coordinates:52°5′N13°18′E/ 52.083°N 13.300°E/52.083; 13.300
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Teltow-Fläming
Flag of Teltow-Fläming
Coat of arms of Teltow-Fläming
Map
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
CapitalLuckenwalde
Government
• District admin.Kornelia Wehlan (Left)
Area
• Total
2,092.0 km2(807.7 sq mi)
Population
(31 December 2022)[1]
• Total
176,648
• Density84/km2(220/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)UTC+02:00(CEST)
Vehicle registrationTF
Websiteteltow-flaeming.de

Teltow-Fläming(German pronunciation:[ˈtɛltoːˈflɛːmɪŋ]) is aKreis(district) in the southwestern part ofBrandenburg,Germany.Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)Dahme-Spreewald,Elbe-Elster,the districtsWittenberginSaxony-Anhalt,the districtPotsdam-Mittelmark,and theBundeslandBerlin.

Zinna Abbey in Jüterbog, Brandenburg, Germany

Geography

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The district is named after the two main regions. TheTeltowis an agricultural belt south ofBerlin.TheFlämingis a wooded hill chain in the south; the portion located in this district is called the Lower Fläming, while the Higher Fläming is situated inPotsdam-Mittelmark.

History

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The district was formed in December 1993 by merging the previous districts Luckenwalde, Jüterbog and Zossen, but also including small parts from other former districts such asLuckau.

Demography

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Landkreis Teltow-Fläming: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[2]
YearPop.±% p.a.
187586,834
189096,168+0.68%
1910110,132+0.68%
1925117,872+0.45%
1933125,505+0.79%
1939156,063+3.70%
1946174,751+1.63%
1950173,975−0.11%
1964158,225−0.68%
1971160,970+0.25%
1981154,974−0.38%
1985154,227−0.12%
1989152,846−0.22%
1990150,136−1.77%
1991147,388−1.83%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992147,160−0.15%
1993145,932−0.83%
1994146,785+0.58%
1995148,133+0.92%
1996150,241+1.42%
1997153,244+2.00%
1998155,895+1.73%
1999158,326+1.56%
2000159,735+0.89%
2001160,414+0.43%
2002160,708+0.18%
2003161,146+0.27%
2004161,400+0.16%
2005161,902+0.31%
2006162,383+0.30%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007162,320−0.04%
2008162,073−0.15%
2009161,847−0.14%
2010161,386−0.28%
2011159,511−1.16%
2012159,686+0.11%
2013160,448+0.48%
2014161,488+0.65%
2015163,553+1.28%
2016164,771+0.74%
2017166,890+1.29%
2018168,296+0.84%
2019169,997+1.01%

Miscellaneous

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In the time from 1997 to 2001, the district had the biggest increase in thegross economic productof all districts of Germany with a rate of +56.1%.[1]Flaeming-Skateis a 160 km (99 mi) long route specially forinline skating,the only such route in Germany. Curiously, the town ofTeltowis not a part of the district Teltow-Fläming, just as the town ofDahmeis not a part of the district ofDahme-Spreewald.

Coat of arms

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District banner of Teltow-Fläming

The coat of arms show the eagle of Brandenburg to the left, as themargravesof Brandenburg began to rule the northern and northwestern part of the district in the 13th century. To the right is a staff of an abbot. It symbolizes the clerical state ofMagdeburg,to which the southern and middle part of the district belonged. The black-and-white checkered bottom derives from the coat of arms of the family of Torgow, who owned the area around Zossen until 1478.

After the creation of the new district a public contest was held to create a coat of arms for the district. Out of ten proposals the parliament of the district selected the one made by the designer Horst Nehls from Merow. The coat of arms were officially granted by ministry of interior of Brandenburg on November 21, 1996.

Towns and municipalities

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Am MellenseeBaruth/MarkBlankenfelde-MahlowDahmeDahmetalGroßbeerenIhlowJüterbogLuckenwaldeLudwigsfeldeNiederer FlämingNiedergörsdorfNuthe-UrstromtalRangsdorfTrebbinZossenBrandenburg
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district
Amt-free towns Amt-free municipalities Amt
  1. Baruth/Mark
  2. Jüterbog
  3. Luckenwalde
  4. Ludwigsfelde
  5. Trebbin
  6. Zossen
  1. Am Mellensee
  2. Blankenfelde-Mahlow
  3. Großbeeren
  4. Niedergörsdorf
  5. Nuthe-Urstromtal
  6. Rangsdorf

1.Dahme/Mark

  1. Dahme1, 2
  2. Dahmetal
  3. Ihlow
  4. Niederer Fläming


1seat of the Amt;2town

References

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  1. ^"Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022"(PDF).Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg(in German). June 2023.
  2. ^Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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52°5′N13°18′E/ 52.083°N 13.300°E/52.083; 13.300