Bruchwick

Bruchwick, a village in The Sudmark, has no officers of its own and makes its return through the nearest town. Births registered there since the founding of the state are counted in the box at the side; the census returns follow.

Geography

Population by census

Census	Population
1810	531
1820	601
1830	698
1840	772
1847	851
1850	886
1860	966
1870	1,049
1880	1,188
1890	1,321
1900	1,465
1910	1,627
1920	1,784
1930	1,960
1940	2,112
1950	2,254
1960	2,422
1970	2,540
1980	2,568
1990	2,635
2000	2,642
2010	2,600
2020	2,549
2026	2,485

Notable people

• Ansel Gackhardt, boatman, Member of the Assembly (1753 to 1822)
• Rainer Rusk, labourer, Member of the Assembly (1762 to 1847)
• Rainer Grollar, labourer, Colonel of The 2nd Marsh Regiment (1823 to 1899)
• Ansel Hallin, farmer, Colonel of the 1st Marsh Regiment (1828 to 1890)
• Emil Ehrlich, farm labourer, Member of the Assembly (1835 to 1897)
• Ottmar Lenz, labourer, Member of the Assembly (1838 to 1913)
• Piet Kessler, labourer, Member of the Assembly (1848 to 1892)
• Piet Leisstein, farm labourer, Colonel of The 4th Marsh Regiment (1849 to 1912)
• Oskar Hotfeld, factory worker, Member of the Assembly (1863 to 1930)
• Sigmund Firbriesar, factory worker, Member of the Assembly (1875 to 1961)
• Roland Teirich, farmer, Member of the Assembly (1878 to 1940)
• Paula Wendl, factory worker, Member of the Assembly (1889 to 1940)
• Roland Leisstein, housekeeper, Member of the Assembly (1913 to 1991)
• Emil Reedholt, carpenter, Member of the Assembly (1913 to 1976)
• Tomas Rechel, farm labourer, Member of the Assembly (1919 to 1973)
• Kerstin Hallin, nurse, Member of the Assembly (1927 to 2011)
• Dieter Tiendiech, cook, Member of the Assembly (1927 to 2006)
• Dieter Brenn, official, Minister of War (1940 to 1981)
• Otto Scharberg, engineer, Member of the Assembly (1947)
• Klaus Rusk, accountant, Member of the Assembly (1954)

Economy

• The Old Bridge, restaurant, est. 1897
• The Bruchwick Arms, hotel, est. 1913
• Hallolt's Dumplings, restaurant, est. 1956

External links

• Street directory and telephone book, National Archive
• Timetable: railway, omnibus and tram · trains to Vellmar
• Homes for sale · to let · hotels · restaurants · holiday stays
• Vacancies · second-hand