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Rüdersdorf is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany, near Berlin.

It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf through Schöneiche to Berlin-Friedrichshagen station on the Berlin S-Bahn network. Bundesautobahn 10 passes through the town.

Overview

The municipality is situated 26 km (16 mi) east of Berlin centre and includes the three districts Hennickendorf, Herzfelde and Lichtenow. Rüdersdorf is noted for its open-cast limestone mine. Today, some parts of the mine are used as a museum Museumspark Rüdersdorf. Notable buildings in Berlin such as the Brandenburg Gate and the Olympiastadium were built with limestone from Rüdersdorf.

Demography

Rüdersdorf bei Berlin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 9,044—    
1890 10,742+1.15%
1910 16,190+2.07%
1925 17,041+0.34%
1939 18,328+0.52%
1950 17,624−0.36%
1964 18,028+0.16%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 18,385+0.28%
1981 17,931−0.25%
1985 18,219+0.40%
1990 17,533−0.76%
1995 16,338−1.40%
2000 16,256−0.10%
2005 15,880−0.47%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 15,316−0.72%
2015 15,313−0.00%
2016 15,382+0.45%
2017 15,569+1.22%
2018 15,696+0.82%
2019 15,812+0.74%
2020 16,025+1.35%

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of the municipality Rüdersdorf bei Berlin

The coat of arms of Gemeinde Rüdersdorf bei Berlin shows a rooted green lime tree with two red shields on its side. The shield towards the left of the trunk shows the silver hammer and pick as a symbol for the limestone quarrying: An industry which has shaped this municipality and is still present to this day. On the right side of the trunk, the shield symbolizes a silver turnip which represents the local agriculture. Both industries have been implanted back in the 13th century by the monks of the Zinna Abbey.[4]

Notable people

Partnerships with other communes

References

External links

Media related to Rüdersdorf at Wikimedia Commons

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