Elsterwerda

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Elsterwerda
Château

Coat of arms
Elsterwerda
Coordinates: 51°27′28″N 13°31′26″E / 51.45778°N 13.52389°E / 51.45778; 13.52389Coordinates: 51°27′28″N 13°31′26″E / 51.45778°N 13.52389°E / 51.45778; 13.52389
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Elbe-Elster
Subdivisions Town centre and 2 districts
Government
 • Mayor Dieter Herrchen (Die Linke.PDS)
Area
 • Total 40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Elevation 90 m (300 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 8,384
 • Density 210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 04910
Dialling codes 03533
Vehicle registration EE
Website www.elsterwerda.de

Elsterwerda (Lower Sorbian: Wikow) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 48 km northwest of Dresden, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda.

Demography

  • Development of Population since 1875 within the Actual Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

  • Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Elsterwerda:
Population development within the current boundaries[2]
Year Population
1875 3 193
1890 3 705
1910 7 024
1925 8 359
1933 8 738
1939 9 560
1946 10 966
1950 11 461
1964 11 157
1971 11 443
Year Population
1981 11 572
1985 11 517
1989 11 255
1990 11 033
1991 10 947
1992 10 868
1993 10 793
1994 10 726
1995 10 656
1996 10 538
Year Population
1997 10 442
1998 10 382
1999 10 334
2000 10 234
2001 9 937
2002 9 911
2003 9 804
2004 9 654
2005 9 456
2006 9 249
Year Population
2007 9 096
2008 8 959
2009 8 817
2010 8 694
2011 8 498
2012 8 384

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[3]

Gallery

  • City

  • Church „St. Katharina“

  • City hall

  • Miniature park

  • Windmill

  • Berzit-Tower

  • War memorial

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2012 (XLS-Datei; 83 KB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 31 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ Boundaries as of 2013
  3. ↑ Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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Towns and municipalities in Elbe-Elster


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