title: Gransee
text: # Gransee
  
  Gransee (German pronunciation: ['ɡranzeː]) is a town in the Oberhavel district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km south of Fürstenberg/Havel, and 55 km northwest of Berlin. An important monument in the centre of town is the cast-iron and stone Memorial to Queen Luise (Luisendenkmal), which was designed by the German architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel in the neo-gothic style.
  
  A sport airfield is situated in the eastern part of the town. It is one of the major drop zones in the vicinity of Berlin.
  
  ## Demography
  
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1875 | 5,656 | — |
  | 1890 | 6,223 | +0.64% |
  | 1910 | 6,283 | +0.05% |
  | 1925 | 6,377 | +0.10% |
  | 1933 | 6,470 | +0.18% |
  | 1939 | 6,980 | +1.27% |
  | 1946 | 9,740 | +4.87% |
  | 1950 | 9,225 | −1.35% |
  | 1964 | 8,038 | −0.98% |
  | 1971 | 7,890 | −0.27% |
  | 1981 | 7,797 | −0.12% |
  | 1985 | 7,692 | −0.34% |
  | 1989 | 7,522 | −0.56% |
  | 1990 | 7,488 | −0.45% |
  | 1991 | 7,304 | −2.46% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 1992 | 7,216 | −1.20% |
  | 1993 | 7,129 | −1.21% |
  | 1994 | 7,069 | −0.84% |
  | 1995 | 6,998 | −1.00% |
  | 1996 | 6,946 | −0.74% |
  | 1997 | 7,010 | +0.92% |
  | 1998 | 6,921 | −1.27% |
  | 1999 | 6,855 | −0.95% |
  | 2000 | 6,866 | +0.16% |
  | 2001 | 6,750 | −1.69% |
  | 2002 | 6,610 | −2.07% |
  | 2003 | 6,578 | −0.48% |
  | 2004 | 6,511 | −1.02% |
  | 2005 | 6,405 | −1.63% |
  | 2006 | 6,391 | −0.22% |
  | Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
  | 2007 | 6,261 | −2.03% |
  | 2008 | 6,125 | −2.17% |
  | 2009 | 6,051 | −1.21% |
  | 2010 | 5,974 | −1.27% |
  | 2011 | 5,926 | −0.80% |
  | 2012 | 5,816 | −1.86% |
  | 2013 | 5,721 | −1.63% |
  | 2014 | 5,717 | −0.07% |
  | 2015 | 5,814 | +1.70% |
  | 2016 | 5,895 | +1.39% |
  | 2017 | 5,896 | +0.02% |
  | 2018 | 5,871 | −0.42% |
  | 2019 | 5,895 | +0.41% |
  | 2020 | 5,849 | −0.78% |
  
  ## Local council
  
  The local council has 19 members:
  
  * Christian Democratic Union: 5 seats
  * Social Democratic Party of Germany: 5 seats
  * The Left: 3 seats
  * Voters association Gransee: 3 seats
  * Voters association Citizens for Gransee: 2 seats
  * Mayor: 1 seat
  
  Local elections in Brandenburg May 25, 2014
  
  ## Photogallery
  
  * Watch tower
  * St. Mary's Church in Gransee
  * Church in Altlüdersdorf
  * Church in Dannenwalde
  * Queen Louise memorial in Seilershof
  * Meseberg palace
  * Manor in Wentow
  * Manor in Dannenwalde
  * Manor in Dannenwalde
  
  ## People
  
  * Erdmann Copernicus (died 1573), German scholar, not related to the astronomer
  * Emma Trosse (1863-1949), German teacher and poet
  