Neuenhagen bei Berlin (, ) is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 19 km east of central Berlin, and was founded around 1230.
History Neuenhagen was founded around 1230.
Geography Neuenhagen is located east of Berlin, in eastern Germany.
Demography
Mayor The mayor Jürgen Henze was elected in 2002 with 59.4% of the vote, then reelected in 2010 with 75.2% of the vote. In 2019, he was replaced by Ansgar Scharnke.
Transport The town is well connected to Berlin by the S-Bahn line S5 at the station of Neuenhagen.
Partnerships
Twin towns Świebodzin, Poland Grünwald, Germany Friesoythe, Germany
Notable figures from the town Hanna Solf (1887-1954), member of the German resistance to Nazism Wolfgang Rademann (1934-2016), journalist and TV producer
People associated with the town Hans Fallada (1893-1947), author, lived from August 1930 to November 1932 in a house in the settlement of Grüner Winkel in Neuenhagen. Between October 1931 and February 1932 he worked on his novel Little Man, What Now? (novel) there. On the occasion of its 70th anniversary in 1963, Grüner Winkel was renamed Falladaring. A panel at his dwelling house in Falladaring 10 pays tribute to the writer. In his honor, the Hans-Fallada-Grundschule in Neuenhagen was named after him.
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