Heidesee
# Heidesee

Heidesee is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg, which is located in the eastern part of Germany.

## 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 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 1875 | 3,760 | — |
| 1890 | 4,176 | +0.70% |
| 1910 | 4,530 | +0.41% |
| 1925 | 4,745 | +0.31% |
| 1933 | 5,053 | +0.79% |
| 1939 | 5,532 | +1.52% |
| 1946 | 7,152 | +3.74% |
| 1950 | 7,235 | +0.29% |
| 1964 | 6,503 | −0.76% |
| 1971 | 6,403 | −0.22% |
| 1981 | 5,959 | −0.72% |
| 1985 | 5,828 | −0.55% |
| 1989 | 5,683 | −0.63% |
| 1990 | 5,655 | −0.49% |
| 1991 | 5,593 | −1.10% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1992 | 5,550 | −0.77% |
| 1993 | 5,540 | −0.18% |
| 1994 | 5,717 | +3.19% |
| 1995 | 5,750 | +0.58% |
| 1996 | 5,906 | +2.71% |
| 1997 | 6,130 | +3.79% |
| 1998 | 6,554 | +6.92% |
| 1999 | 6,598 | +0.67% |
| 2000 | 6,777 | +2.71% |
| 2001 | 6,886 | +1.61% |
| 2002 | 6,947 | +0.89% |
| 2003 | 7,069 | +1.76% |
| 2004 | 7,021 | −0.68% |
| 2005 | 7,035 | +0.20% |
| 2006 | 7,078 | +0.61% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2007 | 7,082 | +0.06% |
| 2008 | 7,041 | −0.58% |
| 2009 | 7,058 | +0.24% |
| 2010 | 7,039 | −0.27% |
| 2011 | 6,946 | −1.32% |
| 2012 | 6,903 | −0.62% |
| 2013 | 6,864 | −0.56% |
| 2014 | 6,828 | −0.52% |
| 2015 | 6,889 | +0.89% |
| 2016 | 7,071 | +2.64% |
| 2017 | 7,140 | +0.98% |
| 2018 | 7,140 | +0.00% |
| 2019 | 7,091 | −0.69% |
| 2020 | 7,163 | +1.02% |

## Organization

### Neighbourhoods

Heidesee consists of 11 villages, which were united to one town in 2003. These villages are:

* Bindow
* Blossin
* Dannenreich
* Dolgenbrodt
* Friedersdorf
* Gräbendorf
* Gussow
* Kolberg
* Prieros
* Streganz
* Wolzig

### Coat of arms

The coat of arms of the village Gräbendorf is used for entire town, since the unification in 2003. It shows an egret beside a leaf of an oak.

## Culture and sights

### Sights

* Heimathaus Prieros (small museum)
* church Prieros
* church Gräbendorf
* landing stage / harbour Heidesee
* Haus des Waldes (house of forest) Gräbendorf

### Nature

* Wolziger See
* natural park Dahme-Heideseen
* landscape conservation area Dubrow
