# Baruth/Mark

Baruth/Mark is a town in the Teltow-Fläming district of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km east of Luckenwalde, and 53 km south of Berlin.

## Geography

Baruth/Mark is structured in the following parts of town, which are all villages and mainly former municipalities:
* Baruth/Mark
** Klein Ziescht
* Dornswalde
* Groß Ziescht
** Kemlitz
* Horstwalde
* Klasdorf
** Glashütte
* Ließen
* Merzdorf
* Mückendorf
* Paplitz
* Petkus
** Charlottenfelde
* Radeland
* Schöbendorf

## 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)
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1875 | 6,513 | — |
| 1890 | 6,508 | −0.01% |
| 1910 | 6,458 | −0.04% |
| 1925 | 6,312 | −0.15% |
| 1939 | 6,149 | −0.19% |
| 1950 | 7,687 | +2.05% |
| 1964 | 5,974 | −1.78% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1971 | 5,620 | −0.87% |
| 1981 | 5,229 | −0.72% |
| 1985 | 5,155 | −0.36% |
| 1990 | 4,926 | −0.90% |
| 1995 | 4,699 | −0.94% |
| 2000 | 4,651 | −0.21% |
| 2005 | 4,437 | −0.94% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2010 | 4,174 | −1.21% |
| 2015 | 4,146 | −0.13% |
| 2016 | 4,121 | −0.60% |
| 2017 | 4,137 | +0.39% |
| 2018 | 4,200 | +1.52% |
| 2019 | 4,217 | +0.40% |
| 2020 | 4,225 | +0.19% |

## Climate

Climate data for Baruth (1991–2020 normals) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.5 (38.3) | 5.4 (41.7) | 9.5 (49.1) | 16.0 (60.8) | 20.4 (68.7) | 24.0 (75.2) | 25.7 (78.3) | 25.0 (77.0) | 20.5 (68.9) | 14.6 (58.3) | 8.7 (47.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 14.8 (58.6) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) | 1.8 (35.2) | 4.5 (40.1) | 9.5 (49.1) | 14.0 (57.2) | 17.5 (63.5) | 19.4 (66.9) | 18.5 (65.3) | 14.4 (57.9) | 9.7 (49.5) | 5.4 (41.7) | 2.3 (36.1) | 9.9 (49.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.4 (27.7) | −1.9 (28.6) | −0.4 (31.3) | 2.4 (36.3) | 6.6 (43.9) | 10.3 (50.5) | 12.6 (54.7) | 11.8 (53.2) | 8.3 (46.9) | 5.0 (41.0) | 1.8 (35.2) | −0.8 (30.6) | 4.4 (39.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 42.7 (1.68) | 32.6 (1.28) | 38.3 (1.51) | 29.6 (1.17) | 53.1 (2.09) | 50.4 (1.98) | 79.1 (3.11) | 58.0 (2.28) | 45.1 (1.78) | 40.5 (1.59) | 43.1 (1.70) | 41.6 (1.64) | 558.7 (22.00) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) | 16.3 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 10.9 | 12.6 | 13.1 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 11.6 | 13.3 | 14.8 | 16.8 | 164.0 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 85.1 | 81.0 | 75.9 | 68.0 | 67.4 | 67.6 | 69.0 | 71.1 | 76.4 | 82.9 | 87.1 | 85.9 | 76.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 54.7 | 78.5 | 128.0 | 200.8 | 223.3 | 228.0 | 234.3 | 218.8 | 174.1 | 115.8 | 64.6 | 48.9 | 1,814.2 |
| Source: NOAA ||||||||||||||

## Photogallery

* Street sign on entry to Baruth/Mark
* Firehouse
* Castle Baruth
* Fascia detail, Castle Baruth
* Cathedral
* Municipal Playground

## Sons and daughters of the town

* Christian Kunth (1757-1829), educator, educator of Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt
* Johann Gottlob Nathusius (1760-1835), entrepreneur
* Johann Georg Lehmann (1765-1811), surveyor and cartographer
* Friedrich zu Solms-Baruth (1795-1879), politician, member of Prussian parliament
* Ewald von Lochow (1855-1942), Prussian general
* Feodora Schenk (1920-2006), German athlete