From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Planetal were part of the PrussianProvince of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany. On 1 July 2002, the municipality of Planetal was formed by merging the municipalities of Dahnsdorf, Kranepuhl, Mörz and Locktow.
Demography
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)
Planetal: Population development within the current boundaries (2013)[3]