Märkisch-Oderland

The county of Mark- land or is a county in the east of Brandenburg. Adjacent are the Barnim district, in the east, the Republic of Poland, in the south the district-free city of Frankfurt (Oder) and the Oder-Spree district and in the west the Land in the north. The nature park märkische Switzerland is located in the county. The demarcation was carried out according to the principle of the formation of sectoral circles.

• 4.1 District Administrators
• 4.2 Kreistag
• 4.3 Coat of Arms

Geography

The district, which lies in the eastern Brandenburg east of the German capital, including the landscapes of the Upper Barnim, the German part of the country Lebus and the Oder to the German - Polish border river Oder.

History

The county was established in 1993 as part of the Brandenburg district reform by merging the counties Bad Freiwalde, Seelow, Strausberg and partly from the circle Fiirstenwalde.

Demographics

The following table shows the development of the population of the district or Mark- country (population 1990 of 3 October, from 1991, each December 31 of the year ). All figures are in accordance with the respective Territorial ( 1990-1992 Territorial: December 6, 1993).

Population development in the current territorial status and forecasts

Forecasts of population change

Forecast age structure

Policy

District administrators

Council

The 56 seats in the district council groups since the election on September 28, 2008 follows on the individual parties and groups:

Alliance 90/The Greens and the group of voters per future form the fraction GRÜNE/B90-Pro future.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on July 2, 1996.

Blazon: "Divided by silver and red; Growing up a gold- reinforced, red eagle, wings covered with golden clover stalks; below a silver wave beams, covered with a wavy red thread and covered with obliquely crossed, begrifften golden boat hook, bewinkelt up of a gold star. "

The coat of arms of the offices, cities and towns of the district can be found in the list of the coat of arms in the district Maerkisch -or country.

Cities and Towns

After completion of the municipal reform in 2003, the district still includes 45 municipalities, including eight cities.

→ See also: List of places in the district of Mark- Or Country

(Population at 31 December 2012)

Cities ¹ amt nationals city

Official Free communities

Offices and associated communities ( The seat of the Office Administration * )

1 Barnim Oder ( 6604 ) [Seat: Wriezen ]

2 Falkenberg - height ( 4571 )

3 Golzow ( 5488 )

4 Lebus ( 6204 )

5 märkische Switzerland ( 8978 )

6 Neuhardenberg ( 4271 )

7 Seelow -Land ( 4796 ) [Seat: Seelow ]