Breddin

For the entomologist, see Gustav Breddin.

Breddin
Municipality
Village church
Coat of arms
Location of Breddin within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Location of Breddin
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Coordinates: 52°52′59″N 12°13′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Municipal assoc.	Neustadt (Dosse)
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Hanno Nebelin
Area
• Total	44.74 km2 (17.27 sq mi)
Elevation	44 m (144 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	890
• Density	20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16845
Dialling codes	033972
Vehicle registration	OPR

Breddin is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1945, Breddin was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

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)

Breddin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	1,472	—
1890	1,422	−0.23%
1910	1,540	+0.40%
1925	1,483	−0.25%
1933	1,585	+0.83%
1939	1,565	−0.21%
1946	2,247	+5.30%
1950	2,095	−1.74%
1964	1,579	−2.00%
1971	1,453	−1.18%
1981	1,312	−1.02%
1985	1,340	+0.53%
1989	1,324	−0.30%
1990	1,292	−2.42%
1991	1,259	−2.55%
1992	1,229	−2.38%
1993	1,234	+0.41%
1994	1,235	+0.08%
1995	1,223	−0.97%
1996	1,191	−2.62%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1997	1,187	−0.34%
1998	1,181	−0.51%
1999	1,142	−3.30%
2000	1,120	−1.93%
2001	1,114	−0.54%
2002	1,086	−2.51%
2003	1,066	−1.84%
2004	1,061	−0.47%
2005	1,045	−1.51%
2006	1,042	−0.29%
2007	1,018	−2.30%
2008	1,004	−1.38%
2009	971	−3.29%
2010	934	−3.81%
2011	911	−2.46%
2012	903	−0.88%
2013	888	−1.66%
2014	893	+0.56%
2015	908	+1.68%
2016	886	−2.42%