Jüterbog (German pronunciation:[ˈjyːtɐˌbɔk]ⓘ) is a historic town in north-eastern Germany, in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg. It is on the Nuthe river at the northern slope of the Fläming hill range, about 65 km (40 mi) southwest of Berlin.
Under Nazi rule, Jüterbog's army base was greatly expanded and three surrounding villages were razed to make space for training areas. During the partition of Germany from 1945 to 1990, Jüterbog was part of East Germany and remained an important garrison town, but then for the Red Army. Up to 40,000 Soviet soldiers were garrisoned in imposing Nazi-era barracks and in new buildings in the countryside. Forces garrisoned in the town included the 32nd Guards Tank Division and the 387th Guards Artillery Brigade. The huge garrison, about four times larger than the civilian population, strongly disrupted civilian life and the town was occasionally shelled as a result of indiscriminate Soviet artillery training. After the Red Army left reunified Germany in 1990, the 20,000 hectares (77 sq mi) military area was and remains closed to the public because of security and environmental hazards.[3]
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)
Jüterbog: Population development within the current boundaries (2020)[4]
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1875
11,989
—
1890
12,955
+0.52%
1910
14,104
+0.43%
1925
16,694
+1.13%
1939
20,538
+1.49%
1950
20,923
+0.17%
1964
17,855
−1.13%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1971
17,389
−0.38%
1981
15,880
−0.90%
1985
15,483
−0.63%
1990
15,065
−0.55%
1995
14,139
−1.26%
2000
13,875
−0.38%
2005
13,141
−1.08%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
2010
12,668
−0.73%
2015
12,314
−0.57%
2016
12,308
−0.05%
2017
12,393
+0.69%
2018
12,311
−0.66%
2019
12,372
+0.50%
2020
12,423
+0.41%
Sights
The town is surrounded by a medieval wall including three well preserved city gates with barbicans.
There are also a medieval Roman Catholic church and the old Brick Gothic city hall with a statue of Saint Maurice from the 16th century, and a modern school. Jüterbog carries on weaving and spinning both of flax and wool, and trades in the produce of those manufactures and in cattle. Vines are cultivated in the neighbourhood.[5]
Zinna Abbey, the Cistercian monastery founded in 1170, is about 3 km (1.9 mi) north of the city.
