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{{Infobox District DE
|name=Märkisch-Oderland
|image_coa = DEU Maerkisch-Oderland COA.svg
|image_flag = DEU Maerkisch Oderland Flag.svg
|state=Brandenburg
|capital=[[Seelow]]
|area=2,127.7
|Kreisschlüssel    = 12064
| district_admin    = Gernot Schmidt
| admin_party       = SPD
|carsign= MOL, FRW (former: SEE, SRB)
|url=[http://www.maerkisch-oderland.de/ maerkisch-oderland.de]
|map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1208}}
}}
'''Märkisch-Oderland''' is a ''Landkreis'' (district) in the eastern part of [[Brandenburg]], [[Germany]]. Neighboring this district are (from the north clockwise) the district of [[Barnim]], the country of [[Poland]], the district-free city of [[Frankfurt (Oder)]], the district of [[Oder-Spree]] and the ''[[wikt:Bundesland|Bundesland]]'' of [[Berlin]]. The administrative seat is the town of [[Seelow]] but the largest town is [[Strausberg]].

== Geography ==

The district extends from the outskirts of [[Berlin]] in the west to the [[Oder]] river and the [[Poland|Polish]] border in the east. It includes a swampy area along the Oder known as the ''[[Oderbruch]]'', about 60&nbsp;km in length and 17&nbsp;km in width. The Oderbruch was partially drained and populated in the 18th century. The rest of the district is mainly agricultural land.

== History ==
The district dates back to the district of [[Lebus]] and the district of [[Oberbarnim]], which were both created in 1816. The district of Lebus dates back to the ''Land Lebus'', the region around the town of [[Lebus]]. In 1863 Seelow became the seat of the administration of the district of Lebus, and in 1950 the district was renamed to ''Kreis Seelow''. In 1952 the districts were split into three parts, the districts of Bad Freienwalde, Seelow and Strausberg. In 1993 the three parts were merged to form the current district - the new name refers to [[Northern March|Northmarch]] lands at the [[Oder]] river.

== Demography ==
<gallery widths="250" heights="200">
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland.pdf|Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland.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 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
</gallery>

{{historical populations
|align=none | cols=3 | percentages=pagr
|title = Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland: Population development <br>within the current boundaries (2019)<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 | 137225
| 1890 | 134950
| 1910 | 141360
| 1925 | 157667
| 1933 | 166664
| 1939 | 177555
| 1946 | 176605
| 1950 | 192609
| 1964 | 184838
| 1971 | 186206
| 1981 | 178519
| 1985 | 178762
| 1989 | 176596
| 1990 | 174356
| 1991 | 171572
| 1992 | 170995
| 1993 | 169985
| 1994 | 170631
| 1995 | 172577
| 1996 | 175033
| 1997 | 178958
| 1998 | 182968
| 1999 | 186573
| 2000 | 188277
| 2001 | 189634
| 2002 | 190678
| 2003 | 191729
| 2004 | 192131
| 2005 | 192122
| 2006 | 191998
| 2007 | 191640
| 2008 | 191241
| 2009 | 191067
| 2010 | 190502
| 2011 | 187085
| 2012 | 186925
| 2013 | 187668
| 2014 | 188422
| 2015 | 190714
| 2016 | 191685
| 2017 | 192921
| 2018 | 194328
| 2019 | 195751
}}

== Coat of arms ==
[[File:DEU Maerkisch-Oderland Banner.svg|thumb|right|150px|District banner includes the coat of arms]]
The coat of arms shows the eagle of Brandenburg in the upper half. The upper half also resembles the coat of arms of the former district of Oberbarnim. In the lower half are two boat-hooks and a star, both taken from the coat of arms of the former district of Seelow. The wavy line in the bottom represents the Oder river.

== Towns and municipalities ==

{{Imagemap Germany district MOL|Municipalities in MOL.png|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
! width=33% align=left|Amt-free towns
! width=33% align=left|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]]
! width=33% align=left|
|- valign=top
| |

# [[Altlandsberg]]
# [[Bad Freienwalde]]
# [[Müncheberg]]
# [[Seelow]]
# [[Strausberg]]
# [[Wriezen]]

'''Amt-free municipalities'''

# [[Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf]]
# [[Hoppegarten]]
# [[Letschin]]
# [[Neuenhagen bei Berlin]]
# [[Petershagen-Eggersdorf]]
# [[Rüdersdorf bei Berlin]]
| |
'''1.''' [[Amt Barnim-Oderbruch]]<br />[seat: Wriezen]

# [[Bliesdorf]]
# [[Neulewin]]
# [[Neutrebbin]]
# [[Oderaue]]
# [[Prötzel]]
# [[Reichenow-Möglin]]

'''2.''' [[Amt Falkenberg-Höhe]]

# [[Beiersdorf-Freudenberg]]
# [[Falkenberg, Märkisch-Oderland|Falkenberg]]<sup>1</sup>
# [[Heckelberg-Brunow]]
# [[Höhenland]]

'''3.''' [[Amt Golzow]]

# [[Alt Tucheband]]
# [[Bleyen-Genschmar]]
# [[Golzow]]<sup>1</sup>
# [[Küstriner Vorland]]
# [[Zechin]]
| |
'''4.''' [[Amt Lebus]]

# [[Lebus]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
# [[Podelzig]]
# [[Reitwein]]
# [[Treplin]]
# [[Zeschdorf]]

'''5.''' [[Amt Märkische Schweiz]]

# [[Buckow]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
# [[Garzau-Garzin]]
# [[Märkische Höhe]]
# [[Oberbarnim]]
# [[Rehfelde]]
# [[Waldsieversdorf]]

'''6.''' [[Amt Seelow-Land]]<br />[seat: Seelow]

# [[Falkenhagen]]
# [[Gusow-Platkow]]
# [[Fichtenhöhe]]
# [[Lietzen]]
# [[Lindendorf]]
# [[Neuhardenberg]]
# [[Vierlinden]]
|-
| colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland|Märkisch-Oderland}}
*{{in lang|de}} [http://www.maerkisch-oderland.de/ Märkisch-Oderland official website]
*{{in lang|de}} [http://www.geschichtsmanufaktur-potsdam.de/html/markisch-oderland.html History and infos about Märkisch-Oderland]

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