Buckow

For the quarter of Berlin in the district of Neukölln, see Buckow (Berlin).
Buckow
Town center
Buckow
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Märkisch-Oderland
Municipal assoc. Märkische Schweiz
Town subdivisions 2 Ortsteile
Mayor Dr. Peter-Alexander Block (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 14.31 km2 (5.53 sq mi)
Elevation 27-40 m
Population 1,602 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 112 /km2 (290 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MOL
Postal code 15377
Area code 033433
Website www.buckow-online.de

Buckow is a town in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated at the Schermützelsee lake, 8 km (5.0 mi) northwest of Müncheberg and 45 km (28 mi) east of the Berlin centre. Buckow is the seat of the Amt (municipal association) Märkische Schweiz and located in the centre of the eponymous hill range, a protected area since 1990.

Contents

Overview

From 1952 Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel had their summer residence in Buckow, where Brecht wrote his Buckow Elegies in response to the Uprising of 1953 in East Germany. The villa today is a memorial site and a place for readings.

Politics

Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtverordnetenversammlung) as of 2008 elections:

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Buckow is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Buckow_(M%C3%A4rkische_Schweiz) Buckow] at Wikimedia Commons
Towns and municipalities in Märkisch-Oderland