Schönwald, Brandenburg

Schönwald
Schönwald
Location of Schönwald within Dahme-Spreewald district
Coordinates: 51°58′59″N 13°41′59″E / 51.98306°N 13.69972°E / 51.98306; 13.69972Coordinates: 51°58′59″N 13°41′59″E / 51.98306°N 13.69972°E / 51.98306; 13.69972
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Dahme-Spreewald
Municipal assoc.	Unterspreewald
Government
• Mayor	Roland Gefreiter
Area
• Total	44.85 km2 (17.32 sq mi)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,171
• Density	26/km2 (68/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	15910
Dialling codes	035474
Vehicle registration	LDS
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.

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current 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)

References

Towns and municipalities in Dahme-Spreewald Alt Zauche-Wußwerk Bersteland Bestensee Byhleguhre-Byhlen Drahnsdorf Eichwalde Golßen Groß Köris Halbe Heideblick Heidesee Jamlitz Kasel-Golzig Königs Wusterhausen Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg Lieberose Lübben Luckau Märkisch Buchholz Märkische Heide Mittenwalde Münchehofe Neu Zauche Rietzneuendorf-Staakow Schlepzig Schönefeld Schönwald Schulzendorf Schwerin Schwielochsee Spreewaldheide Steinreich Straupitz Teupitz Unterspreewald Wildau Zeuthen