Gransee

Gransee
Gransee
Municipality
	City gate
	Coat of arms
	Location of Gransee within Oberhavel district
	Gransee Gransee
	Coordinates: 53°00′25″N 13°09′31″E / 53.00694°N 13.15861°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberhavel
Municipal assoc.	Gransee und Gemeinden
Subdivisions	13 districts
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Mario Gruschinske (SPD)
Area
• Total	121.15 km2 (46.78 sq mi)
Elevation	55 m (180 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	6,046
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16775
Dialling codes	03306
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	www.gransee.de

It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin. An important monument in the centre of town is the cast-iron and stone Memorial to Queen Luise (Luisendenkmal), which was designed by the German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neo-gothic style.

A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major drop zones in the vicinity of Berlin.

Demography

Gransee: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	5,656	—
1890	6,223	+0.64%
1910	6,283	+0.05%
1925	6,377	+0.10%
1933	6,470	+0.18%
1939	6,980	+1.27%
1946	9,740	+4.87%
1950	9,225	−1.35%
1964	8,038	−0.98%
1971	7,890	−0.27%
1981	7,797	−0.12%
1985	7,692	−0.34%
1989	7,522	−0.56%
1990	7,488	−0.45%
1991	7,304	−2.46%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1992	7,216	−1.20%
1993	7,129	−1.21%
1994	7,069	−0.84%
1995	6,998	−1.00%
1996	6,946	−0.74%
1997	7,010	+0.92%
1998	6,921	−1.27%
1999	6,855	−0.95%
2000	6,866	+0.16%
2001	6,750	−1.69%
2002	6,610	−2.07%
2003	6,578	−0.48%
2004	6,511	−1.02%
2005	6,405	−1.63%
2006	6,391	−0.22%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	6,261	−2.03%
2008	6,125	−2.17%
2009	6,051	−1.21%
2010	5,974	−1.27%
2011	5,926	−0.80%
2012	5,816	−1.86%
2013	5,721	−1.63%
2014	5,717	−0.07%
2015	5,814	+1.70%
2016	5,895	+1.39%
2017	5,896	+0.02%
2018	5,871	−0.42%
2019	5,895	+0.41%
2020	5,849	−0.78%