Barnim

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Barnim

Map of Brandenburg highlighting the district of Barnim
State Brandenburg
District seat Eberswalde
Area 1,494 km²
Population 174,355 (Jun 30, 2004)
Pop. density 117 /km²
Licence plate code BAR
Web page http://www.barumlive.de

Barnim is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) Poland, the district of Märkisch-Oderland, the city state of Berlin and the districts of Oberhavel and Uckermark.

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[edit] History

The name "Barnim" emerged in the 13th century and was applied to a large forest region east of the Havel and north of the Spree, where noblemen used to hunt. The present district is roughly identical with, but somewhat smaller than this historical region.

The district was established in 1993 by merging the former districts of Bernau and Eberswalde.

[edit] Geography

Barnim extends from the Oder River to the outskirts of Berlin. The Oder River forms the eastern border. From here the Oder Havel Canal (connecting Oder and Havel) and the historical Finow Canal lead westwards to Eberswalde and beyond. The portions north of these artificial waterways are called Schorfheide. This is a forest region with several large lakes, e.g. Werbellinsee (8 km²), Grimnitzsee (8 km²) and Parsteiner See (10 km²). The Schorfheide is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and houses several rare animals like White-tailed Eagle, Greater Spotted Eagle, Osprey, Black Stork, European Beaver and otter.

[edit] Coat of arms

Coat of arms The coat of arms of the district resembles the coat of arms of the former district Oberbarnim. The only difference is that the old one had a silver top half and a red bottom half, while the current one is split into four parts and in the right half exchanged red and silver. The eagle in the top half is the eagle of Brandenburg.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns Ämter
  1. Bernau bei Berlin
  2. Eberswalde
  3. Werneuchen


Amt-free municipalities

  1. Ahrensfelde
  2. Panketal
  3. Schorfheide
  4. Wandlitz

1. Biesenthal-Barnim

  1. Biesenthal1, 2
  2. Breydin
  3. Marienwerder
  4. Melchow
  5. Rüdnitz
  6. Sydower Fließ

2. Britz-Chorin

  1. Britz1
  2. Chorin
  3. Hohenfinow
  4. Niederfinow

3. Joachimsthal (Schorfheide)

  1. Althüttendorf
  2. Friedrichswalde
  3. Joachimsthal1, 2
  4. Ziethen

4. Oderberg

  1. Hohensaaten
  2. Liepe
  3. Lunow-Stolzenhagen
  4. Oderberg1, 2
  5. Parsteinsee
1seat of the Amt; 2town

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Coordinates: 52°36′09″N, 13°31′20″E