Märkische Heide
Märkische Heide
Markojska Góla | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Märkische Heide
within Dahme-Spreewald district | |
Location of Märkische Heide | |
Märkische Heide Märkische Heide | |
| Coordinates: 52°02′20″N 14°02′17″E / 52.03889°N 14.03806°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Dahme-Spreewald |
| Subdivisions | 17 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–30) | Dieter Freihoff (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 210.10 km2 (81.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 3,897 |
| • Density | 18.55/km2 (48.04/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 15913 |
| Dialling codes | 035471 |
| Vehicle registration | LDS |
| Website | www.maerkische-heide.de |
Märkische Heide (German) or Markojska Góla (Lower Sorbian) is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.
On 26 October 2003, the municipality of Märkische Heide was formed by merging 17 municipalities: Alt-Schadow, Biebersdorf, Dollgen, Dürrenhofe, Glietz, Gröditsch, Groß Leine, Groß Leuthen, Hohenbrück-Neu Schadow, Klein Leine, Krugau, Kuschkow, Leibchel, Plattkow, Pretschen, Schuhle-Wiese and Wittmannsdorf-Bückchen.
Parts of the municipality are in the Sorbian settlement area; in those areas, the German and Lower Sorbian languages have equal status. Markojska Góla is the northernmost part of the surviving settlement regions.
"Märkische Heide", also known as "Brandenburglied", is the title of a well-known German song, whose text mainly praises the beauty of the local countryside. The Chilean military song Mi fusil y yo adopted its melody.