Rüdersdorf

Rüdersdorf
Rüdersdorf
Municipality
	Open-air museum in Rüdersdorf
	Coat of arms
	Location of Rüdersdorf within Märkisch-Oderland district
	Rüdersdorf Rüdersdorf
	Coordinates: 52°28′18″N 13°47′04″E / 52.47167°N 13.78444°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Sabine Löser
Area
• Total	70.11 km2 (27.07 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	16,014
• Density	230/km2 (590/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15562
Dialling codes	033638
Vehicle registration	MOL
Website	www.ruedersdorf.de

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 [de]. Notable buildings in Berlin such as the Brandenburg Gate and the Olympiastadium were built with limestone from Rüdersdorf.

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)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Rüdersdorf bei Berlin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

Year	Pop.	±% 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%

Year	Pop.	±% 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

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]