Baruth/Mark is a town in the

Teltow-Fläming Teltow-Fläming () is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise) Dahme-Spreewald, Elbe-Elster, the districts Wittenberg in Saxony-Anhalt, the district Potsdam-Mitte ...

district of

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. It is situated 24 km east of

Luckenwalde Luckenwalde (; Upper and dsb, Łukowc) is the capital of the Teltow-Fläming district in the German state of Brandenburg. It is situated on the Nuthe river north of the Fläming Heath, at the eastern rim of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park, about ...

, and 53 km south of

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Geography

Baruth/Mark is structured in the following parts of town,Main constitution of the town of Baruth/Mar
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which are all villages and mainly former municipalities: * Baruth/Mark ** Klein Ziescht * Dornswalde * Groß Ziescht ** Kemlitz * Horstwalde * Klasdorf ** Glashütte * Ließen * Merzdorf * Mückendorf * Paplitz * Petkus ** Charlottenfelde * Radeland * Schöbendorf

Demography

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

Census in Germany A national census in Germany (german: Volkszählung) was held every five years from 1875 to 1910. After the World Wars, only a few full population censuses have been held, the last in 1987. The most recent census, though not a national census, wa ...

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

Photogallery

File:Baruth street sign.jpg, Street sign on entry to Baruth/Mark File:Baruth firehouse.jpg, Firehouse File:Castle baruth.jpg, Castle Baruth File:Coat of Arms Baruth.jpg, Fascia detail, Castle Baruth File:Baruth Cathedral.jpg, Cathedral File:Baruth Playground.jpg, Municipal Playground

Sons and daughters of the town

* Christian Kunth (1757-1829), educator, educator of

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and

Wilhelm von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (, also , ; ; 22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin, which was named afte ...

* Johann Gottlob Nathusius (1760-1835), entrepreneur * Johann Georg Lehmann (1765-1811), surveyor and cartographer * Friedrich zu Solms-Baruth (1795-1879), politician, member of Prussian parliament *

Ewald von Lochow Ewald Constantin Ferdinand Friedrich von Lochow (1 April 1855 in Petkus – 11 April 1942 in Berlin-Charlottenburg) was a Prussian officer and later General of Infantry during World War I. He was a recipient of Pour le Mérite with Oakleaves. Aw ...

(1855-1942), Prussian general * Feodora Schenk (1920-2006), German athlete

References

Localities in Teltow-Fläming Teltow-Fläming Fläming Heath {{Brandenburg-geo-stub