Gransee
# Gransee

Gransee (German pronunciation: ['ɡranzeː]) is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. 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

| 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% |

## Local council

The local council has 19 members:

* Christian Democratic Union: 5 seats
* Social Democratic Party of Germany: 5 seats
* The Left: 3 seats
* Voters association Gransee: 3 seats
* Voters association Citizens for Gransee: 2 seats
* Mayor: 1 seat

Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014

## Photogallery

* Watch tower
* St. Mary's Church in Gransee
* Church in Altlüdersdorf
* Church in Dannenwalde
* Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof
* Meseberg palace
* Manor in Wentow
* Manor in Dannenwalde
* Manor in Dannenwalde

## People

* Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer
* Emma Trosse (1863-1949), German teacher and poet
