Schönwald, Brandenburg

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Schönwald
Coat of arms Location
Schönwald has no coat of arms
Schönwald, Brandenburg (Germany)
Schönwald, Brandenburg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Dahme-Spreewald
Municipal assoc. Unterspreewald
Local subdivisions 2 Ortsteile
Mayor Roland Gefreiter
Basic statistics
Area 44.85 km² (17.3 sq mi)
Elevation 53 m  (174 ft)
Population 1,238  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 28 /km² (71 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LDS
Postal code 15910
Area code 035474
Website www.unterspreewald.de
Location of Schönwald within Dahme-Spreewald district
Map

Coordinates: 51°58′59″N 13°41′59″E / 51.98306, 13.69972

Schönwald (also sometimes known as Schönwalde) is a town in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany. The present Schönwald as an entity was created from the voluntary merger of two previously independent municipalities, Schönwalde (Lower Sorbian Běły Gózd) und Waldow-Brand. Today it is in the jurisdiction of the district of Unterspreewald, the seat of which is itself in Schönwald.