Rietz-Neuendorf is a

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in the

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district, in

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History

The municipality of Rietz-Neuendorf was formed on 31 December 2001 by merging the municipalities of Ahrensdorf, Birkholz, Buckow, Drahendorf, Görzig, Groß Rietz, Herzberg, Neubrück (Spree), Pfaffendorf, Sauen and Wilmersdorf. From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Rietz-Neuendorf were part of the

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, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of

, from 1952 to 1990 of the

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and since 1990 again of Brandenburg, since 2001 united as Rietz-Neuendorf. Nearby are the Dubrower Berge, a range of wooded hills popular with hikers and cyclists. Gross Rietz palace

Climate

The city experiences a degraded oceanic climate, common in the border of Germany-Poland (

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: ''Cfb''). But due to its location to the east and interior (much more than most

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), the climate is semicontinental, approaching ''Dfb'', characterized for this using old normals and 0 °C isotherm. The climate is similar with the south coast of

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(not island) where the strong continental influence is moderated by the sea, but still possessing extremes (hot summers but not above the pleasant threshold and cold winters with several days below zero but without the Arctic outbreaks). The

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s are weakened in their position in

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, but more humid and hotter subtropics can still advance, making the city have four defined seasons of the year. The ecology of the area is the fruit of the mix of influences that sweep the eastern half of

, half west of

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and the southernmost tip of

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Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Rietz-Neuendorf.pdf, Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of

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; Red Background: Time of communist

) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Rietz-Neuendorf.pdf, Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the

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in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

References

External links

Localities in Oder-Spree {{Brandenburg-geo-stub