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Barnim CountyBarnim County
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Barnims‘ Place in Barnims‘ Place in Germany:Germany:
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Distances:
Eberswalde to
- Berlin: 50 km
- Potsdam: 116 km
- Warsaw: 546 km
- Hamburg: 330 km
- Hanover: 359 km
- Leipzig: 275 km
- Dresden: 260 km
- Rostock: 264 km
- Krakau: 675 km
Eberswalde
Hamburg
LeipzigDresden
Rostock
HanoverWarsaw
KrakauFrankfurt am Main
Berlin
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Fact SheetFact SheetBarnim CountyBarnim County
Area: 1,500 sq.km. (52% wooded areas and Area: 1,500 sq.km. (52% wooded areas and water bodies)water bodies)
Population: 175.000Population: 175.000
Population Density: 116 inh./sq.kmPopulation Density: 116 inh./sq.km
Important Cities: Important Cities: Eberswalde (County seat) – 42.000 inh.Eberswalde (County seat) – 42.000 inh.Bernau – 35.000 inh.Bernau – 35.000 inh.
Borders:Borders:to the south: City of Berlin (3.4 mio. inh.)to the south: City of Berlin (3.4 mio. inh.)to the east: Polandto the east: Poland
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Administration of Barnim Administration of Barnim CountyCounty
26 local communities26 local communities Barnim County is one 14 Barnim County is one 14
counties in the State of counties in the State of BrandenburgBrandenburg
about 750 people work for about 750 people work for the countythe county
county‘s overall budget is county‘s overall budget is about 170 mio. €about 170 mio. €
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Transportation SystemsTransportation Systems
Roads:Roads: Motorways to Berlin, Poland, Motorways to Berlin, Poland, and to the Baltic Sea and the Baltic and to the Baltic Sea and the Baltic states, states, well-developed systems of highwayswell-developed systems of highways
Railways:Railways: Main link between Berlin Main link between Berlin and Poland, Scandinaviaand Poland, Scandinavia
Waterways:Waterways: Oder-Havel-Canal (link Oder-Havel-Canal (link between the Baltic Sea, Berlin and between the Baltic Sea, Berlin and Western EuropeWestern Europe
Airport:Airport: Regional airport Eberswalde Regional airport Eberswalde
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Barnim‘s Economy IBarnim‘s Economy I
about 62,000 jobsabout 62,000 jobs
sectoral distribution:sectoral distribution:
30% manufacturing 30% manufacturing 42% services42% services 25% public sector25% public sector 3% 3%
agriculture/forestryagriculture/forestry
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Barnim‘s Economy IIBarnim‘s Economy II
Core competences:Core competences:
metal processing, automotive metal processing, automotive industryindustry
constructionconstruction health sectorhealth sector renewable energiesrenewable energies tourismtourism