Schönwald, Brandenburg

Schönwald
Schönwald

Coordinates: 51°58′59″N 13°41′59″E / 51.98306°N 13.69972°ECoordinates: 51°58′59″N 13°41′59″E / 51.98306°N 13.69972°E
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)
Schönwald:
Population development within the current boundaries
[2]
Year Population
1875 1 436
1890 1 314
1910 1 340
1925 1 318
1933 1 447
1939 1 473
1946 2 142
1950 2 004
1964 1 539
1971 1 557
Year Population
1981 1 419
1985 1 410
1989 1 403
1990 1 376
1991 1 348
1992 1 345
1993 1 612
1994 1 608
1995 1 662
1996 1 654
Year Population
1997 1 690
1998 1 675
1999 1 290
2000 1 287
2001 1 286
2002 1 262
2003 1 250
2004 1 261
2005 1 263
2006 1 238
Year Population
2007 1 234
2008 1 202
2009 1 196
2010 1 175
2011 1 170
2012 1 171
2013 1 144

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