Hoppegarten
# Hoppegarten

Hoppegarten is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany.

## History

The current municipality was created in 2003 when the former municipalities of Hönow and Münchehofe were united with Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten. The old Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten is now a district composed by Birkenstein and Waldesruh.

## Geography

Hoppegarten is located close to the eastern suburbs of Berlin (Mahlsdorf, in the borough of Marzahn-Hellersdorf). The other bordering municipalities are Ahrensfelde (BAR), Werneuchen (BAR), Altlandsberg, Neuenhagen and Schöneiche (LOS).

The municipality is composed by three urban districts (Ortsteil): Dahlwitz-Hoppegarten, Hönow (detached from the rest of municipal area by a strip belonging to Berlin) and Münchehofe.

## Transport

The town is served by Berlin S-Bahn and it has 2 stations on S5 line (Birkenstein and Hoppegarten). The Berlin U-Bahn line U5 has its end station in Hönow.

## 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)

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 1875 | 1,312 | — |
| 1890 | 1,604 | +1.35% |
| 1910 | 2,363 | +1.96% |
| 1925 | 3,312 | +2.28% |
| 1939 | 6,763 | +5.23% |
| 1950 | 6,837 | +0.10% |
| 1964 | 7,065 | +0.23% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1971 | 7,060 | −0.01% |
| 1981 | 6,921 | −0.20% |
| 1985 | 6,689 | −0.85% |
| 1990 | 6,283 | −1.24% |
| 1995 | 7,379 | +3.27% |
| 2000 | 12,221 | +10.62% |
| 2005 | 14,715 | +3.78% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2010 | 16,802 | +2.69% |
| 2015 | 17,636 | +0.97% |
| 2016 | 17,806 | +0.96% |
| 2017 | 17,966 | +0.90% |
| 2018 | 18,048 | +0.46% |
| 2019 | 18,079 | +0.17% |
| 2020 | 18,202 | +0.68% |

## Twin towns

* Iffezheim (Germany)
* Rzepin (Poland)
