Döbeln

For the Swedish war hero, see Georg Carl von Döbeln.
Döbeln

Town hall

Coat of arms
Döbeln

Coordinates: 51°7′10″N 13°6′46″E / 51.11944°N 13.11278°ECoordinates: 51°7′10″N 13°6′46″E / 51.11944°N 13.11278°E
Country Germany
State Saxony
District Mittelsachsen
Government
  Mayor Hans-Joachim Egerer (CDU)
Area
  Total 39.47 km2 (15.24 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
  Total 20,699
  Density 520/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 04720
Dialling codes 03431
Vehicle registration FG, BED, DL, FLÖ, HC, MW, RL
Website www.doebeln.de

Döbeln is a town in the Free State of Saxony, Germany, part of the Mittelsachsen district, on both banks of the river Freiberger Mulde.

History

Historical Population

From 31 December 1960 unless otherwise noted:[3][4]

1694 to 1946

  • 1694: 1,300
  • 1834: 5,677
  • 1859: 10,078
  • 1875: 10,969
  • 1880: 11,802
  • 1890: 13,892
  • 1910: 19,627
  • 1925: 22,508
  • 1933: 24,714
  • 1939: 25,339
  • 1946: 28.841[5]

1950 to 1998

  • 1950: 31,037[6]
  • 1960: 28,904
  • 1964: 28,641
  • 1981: 26,812
  • 1984: 26,998
  • 1986: 27,706
  • 1990: 27,112
  • 1995: 25,046
  • 1997: 24,396
  • 1998: 24,045

1999 to 2006

  • 1999: 23,610
  • 2000: 23,128
  • 2001: 22,653
  • 2002: 22,201
  • 2003: 21,816
  • 2004: 21,365
  • 2005: 21,236
  • 2006: 20,943

2007 to 2014

  • 2007: 20,726
  • 2008: 20,527
  • 2009: 20,337
  • 2010: 20,242
  • 2011: 21,077
  • 2012: 21,016 (May)

Note that the town of Ebersbach, Mittelsachsen, with its population of approximately 1,000 was merged into Döbeln in 2011.

Memorials

Transport

Döbeln Central Station is on the Borsdorf–Coswig and Riesa–Chemnitz lines.

It has two connections to the A14 motorway (Autobahn).

Döbeln has the last remaining horse-drawn tram line in Germany, in the form of the Döbeln Tramway. This line originally ran from 1892 to 1926, and was reopened in 2007.

Schlegelbrunnen (fountain) with St Nicholas's Church in background

Twin towns

Döbeln is twinned with:

References

  1. "Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen – Bevölkerung des Freistaates Sachsen jeweils am Monatsende ausgewählter Berichtsmonate nach Gemeinden" (PDF). Statistisches Landesamt des Freistaates Sachsen (in German). 6 September 2014.
  2. MGH DD Otto II. 195. Digitalisat:
  3. Source from 1998: Statistisches Landesamt Sachsen
  4. Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen - Döbeln
  5. Census 29 October 1946
  6. Census 31 August 1950

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