Herzberg, Ostprignitz-Ruppin

Herzberg
Municipality
Church
Location of Herzberg within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Location of Herzberg
Herzberg Location within Germany Herzberg Location within Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°54′N 12°59′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Municipal assoc.	Lindow (Mark)
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Michaela Wolff
Area
• Total	18.72 km2 (7.23 sq mi)
Elevation	46 m (151 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	646
• Density	34.5/km2 (89.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16835
Dialling codes	033926
Vehicle registration	OPR

Herzberg (German pronunciation: [ˈhɛʁtsˌbɛʁk] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Alcove house

History

From 1815 to 1945, Herzberg was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)

Herzberg (Mark): Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	869	—
1890	795	−0.59%
1910	768	−0.17%
1925	728	−0.36%
1933	767	+0.65%
1939	843	+1.59%
1946	1,275	+6.09%
1950	1,266	−0.18%
1964	874	−2.61%
1971	855	−0.31%
1981	738	−1.46%
1985	729	−0.31%
1989	716	−0.45%
1990	700	−2.23%
1991	668	−4.57%
1992	673	+0.75%
1993	659	−2.08%
1994	642	−2.58%
1995	643	+0.16%
1996	624	−2.95%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1997	640	+2.56%
1998	681	+6.41%
1999	683	+0.29%
2000	699	+2.34%
2001	698	−0.14%
2002	716	+2.58%
2003	721	+0.70%
2004	703	−2.50%
2005	708	+0.71%
2006	667	−5.79%
2007	671	+0.60%
2008	669	−0.30%
2009	672	+0.45%
2010	660	−1.79%
2011	643	−2.58%
2012	634	−1.40%
2013	638	+0.63%
2014	617	−3.29%
2015	630	+2.11%
2016	659	+4.60%