City information

Eberswalde at a glance

Federal state:Brandenburg
District:Barnim
Status:
District town of the Barnim district, a medium-sized centre in the state of Brandenburg, a regional growth centre

Mayor:Götz Herrmann

Population:43,194 (as at 28 February 2023)
Municipality code:12060052

Location:The town is situated in the Eberswalde glacial valley, on the northern edge of the Barnim Plateau.
Latitude:52° 50'
Longitude:13° 50'

Total area:9,350.00 ha
Length of the town from north to south:11.5 km
Length of the city in an east-west direction:17.0 km

Postcodes:16225 | 16227
Vehicle registration code:BAR | EW
Telephone dialling code:03334

Transport links:

  • by train – Berlin–Eberswalde (32-minute journey from Berlin Central Station)
  • by water – Oder-Havel Canal, Finow Canal
  • by plane – Eberswalde-Finow Airport
  • By car – via the A11, B167 and L200
  • In town – by trolleybus

District statistics

Eberswalde City Council publishes the monthly district statistics, including the respective population figures for each of Eberswalde’s districts, broken down by main and secondary residences, on this page.

Churches