Editing Oberhavel

{{Infobox District DE
|name=Oberhavel
|state=Brandenburg
|image_flag=DEU Oberhavel Flag.svg
|image_coa=DEU Oberhavel COA.svg
|capital=[[Oranienburg]]
|area=1,795.3
|Kreisschlüssel    = 12065
| district_admin    = Alexander Tönnies
| admin_party       = SPD
|carsign=OHV
|url={{url|http://www.oberhavel.de}}
|map={{Germany district OSM map|parent_subdivision = Q1208}}
}}
'''Oberhavel''' is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northern part of [[Brandenburg]], [[Germany]]. Its neighbouring districts are (clockwise from the north): [[Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district)]] in [[Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania]], the districts of [[Uckermark]] and [[Barnim]], the ''Bundesland'' of [[Berlin]], and the districts of [[Havelland (district)|Havelland]] and [[Ostprignitz-Ruppin]].

==Geography==
The district is located on the upper course of the [[Havel]] river from its source to the outskirts of [[Berlin]]. The north is characterised by many lakes including the [[Großer Stechlinsee]], which is well known thanks to a novel by [[Theodor Fontane]] called ''Der Stechlin''.

==History==
The district was created on 6 December 1993 through the merging of the old Gransee and Oranienburg districts.

==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms shows the eagle as the [[Coat of arms of Brandenburg|symbol of Brandenburg]] in the upper part. In the lower half are two flying [[swan]]s on green background representing nature with many lakes. The coat of arms was unofficially used by the precursor district of Oranienburg before the merger, though not then officially granted. It was granted to the district of Oberhavel on 18 May 1994.

==Towns and municipalities==
{{Imagemap Germany district OHV|Municipalities in OHV.png|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
! width=33% align=left|Amt-free towns
! width=33% align=left|Amt-free municipalities
! width=33% align=left|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]]
|- valign=top
||
#[[Fürstenberg/Havel]]
#[[Hennigsdorf]]
#[[Hohen Neuendorf]]
#[[Kremmen]]
#[[Liebenwalde]]
#[[Oranienburg]]
#[[Velten]]
#[[Zehdenick]]
||
#[[Birkenwerder]]
#[[Glienicke/Nordbahn]]
#[[Leegebruch]]
#[[Löwenberger Land]]
#[[Mühlenbecker Land]]
#[[Oberkrämer]]
||
[[Gransee und Gemeinden]] 
#[[Gransee]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
#[[Großwoltersdorf]]
#[[Schönermark]]
#[[Sonnenberg]]
#[[Stechlin]]
<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town
|}

== Demography ==
<gallery widths="250" heights="200">
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Landkreis Oberhavel.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 Oberhavel.pdf|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)
</gallery>

{{historical populations
|align=none | cols=3 | percentages=pagr
|title = Landkreis Oberhavel: Population development <br>within the current boundaries (2020)<ref>Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons]</ref>
| 1875 | 64084
| 1890 | 75767
| 1910 | 99395
| 1925 | 119031
| 1933 | 138026
| 1939 | 178595
| 1946 | 187548
| 1950 | 192989
| 1964 | 179515
| 1971 | 180152
| 1981 | 175027
| 1985 | 174522
| 1989 | 172119
| 1990 | 169086
| 1991 | 167015
| 1992 | 165764
| 1993 | 166214
| 1994 | 167935
| 1995 | 170505
| 1996 | 173666
| 1997 | 178353
| 1998 | 183997
| 1999 | 189191
| 2000 | 192123
| 2001 | 194022
| 2002 | 195399
| 2003 | 197055
| 2004 | 198550
| 2005 | 200184
| 2006 | 201289
| 2007 | 201945
| 2008 | 202231
| 2009 | 202776
| 2010 | 203124
| 2011 | 201199
| 2012 | 202162
| 2013 | 203012
| 2014 | 204898
| 2015 | 207524
| 2016 | 208639
| 2017 | 209893
| 2018 | 211249
| 2019 | 212914
| 2020 | 214234
}}

==Sport==
The district is home to three [[rugby union]] clubs, the [[RU Hohen Neuendorf]], [[Veltener RC]] and [[Stahl Hennigsdorf Rugby]]. The latter was the most successful rugby club in [[East Germany]], winning 27 [[East German rugby union championship|national championships]] from 1952 to 1990.<ref name=History >[http://www.rugby-hennigsdorf.de/ Rugby in Hennigsdorf - Eine Chronologie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610192738/http://www.rugby-hennigsdorf.de/ |date=2010-06-10 }} {{in lang|de}} Stahl Hennigsdorf website - club history, accessed: 10 April 2010</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category-inline|Landkreis Oberhavel|Oberhavel}}
* [http://www.oberhavel24.de Official website] (German)

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[[Category:1993 establishments in Germany]]