Schipkau

Schipkau
Schipkau
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Local subdivisions 6 Ortsteile
Mayor Siegurd Heinze
Basic statistics
Area 72.91 km2 (28.15 sq mi)
Elevation 109 m  (358 ft)
Population 7,357 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 101 /km2 (261 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OSL
Postal code 01993
Area code 035754
Website www.gemeinde-schipkau.de

Schipkau is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany.

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Geography

The municipality is located in the north of the historical region of Lusatia, close to the motorway A13, connecting Berlin with Dresden.

Schipkau counts 5 civil parishes (Ortsteile): Annahütte, Drochow, Hörlitz, Klettwitz and Meuro.

Sport

Close to Klettwitz and in north of Schipkau it is located the "EuroSpeedway Lausitz", a race track originally named "Lausitzring".

References

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Schipkau Schipkau] at Wikimedia Commons