title: Rüdersdorf
text: # Rüdersdorf
  
  Rüdersdorf is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany, near Berlin.
  
  It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf through Schöneiche to Berlin-Friedrichshagen station on the Berlin S-Bahn network. Bundesautobahn 10 passes through the town.
  
  ## Overview
  
  The municipality is situated 26 km (16 mi) east of Berlin centre and includes the three districts Hennickendorf, Herzfelde and Lichtenow. Rüdersdorf is noted for its open-cast limestone mine. Today, some parts of the mine are used as a museum Museumspark Rüdersdorf. Notable buildings in Berlin such as the Brandenburg Gate and the Olympiastadium were built with limestone from Rüdersdorf.
  
  ## 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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1875 | 9,044 | — |
  | 1890 | 10,742 | +1.15% |
  | 1910 | 16,190 | +2.07% |
  | 1925 | 17,041 | +0.34% |
  | 1939 | 18,328 | +0.52% |
  | 1950 | 17,624 | −0.36% |
  | 1964 | 18,028 | +0.16% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1971 | 18,385 | +0.28% |
  | 1981 | 17,931 | −0.25% |
  | 1985 | 18,219 | +0.40% |
  | 1990 | 17,533 | −0.76% |
  | 1995 | 16,338 | −1.40% |
  | 2000 | 16,256 | −0.10% |
  | 2005 | 15,880 | −0.47% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 2010 | 15,316 | −0.72% |
  | 2015 | 15,313 | −0.00% |
  | 2016 | 15,382 | +0.45% |
  | 2017 | 15,569 | +1.22% |
  | 2018 | 15,696 | +0.82% |
  | 2019 | 15,812 | +0.74% |
  | 2020 | 16,025 | +1.35% |
  
  ## Coat of arms
  
  The coat of arms of Gemeinde Rüdersdorf bei Berlin shows a rooted green lime tree with two red shields on its side. The shield towards the left of the trunk shows the silver hammer and pick as a symbol for the limestone quarrying: An industry which has shaped this municipality and is still present to this day. On the right side of the trunk, the shield symbolizes a silver turnip which represents the local agriculture. Both industries have been implanted back in the 13th century by the monks of the Zinna Abbey.
  
  ## Notable people
  
  * Johanna Elberskirchen (1864-1943), activist
  * Andreas Thom (born 1965), footballer
  * Karla Woisnitza (born 1952), artist
  * Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), opera composer
  
  ## Partnerships with other communes
  
  * Hemmoor in Lower Saxony, since 1991
  * Pierrefitte-sur-Seine in France, since 1966
  * Lomma Municipality in Sweden, since 2007
  * Popielów in Poland, since 1997
  