Wusterhausen (German pronunciation: [vʊstɐˈhaʊ̯zn̩]; official name Wusterhausen/Dosse) is a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in northwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Dosse, 7 km southeast of Kyritz, and 75 km northwest of Berlin.

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Wusterhausen
Municipality
Church in Nackel
Coat of arms
Location of Wusterhausen within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
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Coordinates: 52°52′59″N 12°28′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Government
• Mayor (2018–26)	Philipp Schulz[1] (Ind.)
Area
• Total	195.42 km2 (75.45 sq mi)
Elevation	33 m (108 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,854
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16868
Dialling codes	033979
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	www.wusterhausen.de

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From 1815 to 1945, Wusterhausen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

• Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
• 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)

• Dieter Helm (1941–2022), farmer and politician
• Hermann Wagener (1815-1889), journalist and politician