Schönwald, Brandenburg

Schönwald
Schönwald
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Dahme-Spreewald
Municipal assoc. Unterspreewald
Local subdivisions 2 Ortsteile
Mayor Roland Gefreiter
Basic statistics
Area 44.85 km2 (17.32 sq mi)
Elevation 53 m  (174 ft)
Population 1,175 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 26 /km2 (68 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LDS
Postal code 15910
Area code 035474
Website www.unterspreewald.de

Schönwald (also sometimes known as Schönwalde) is a municipality in the district of Dahme-Spreewald in Brandenburg in Germany.

History

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.

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