Tauer

Tauer/Turjej

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Tauer/Turjej

Coordinates: 51°54′N 14°27′E / 51.900°N 14.450°E / 51.900; 14.450Coordinates: 51°54′N 14°27′E / 51.900°N 14.450°E / 51.900; 14.450
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc. Peitz
Government
 • Mayor Dieter Sommer (FDP)
Area
 • Total 41.91 km2 (16.18 sq mi)
Elevation 61 m (200 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
 • Total 709
 • Density 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 03185
Dialling codes 035601
Vehicle registration SPN

Tauer (Sorbian: Turjej) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

The area is known to have been settled as early as the Bronze Age. The first written mention was in 1632 as Tawern Tauer. In 1652, it was known as the village of Taurow.[2]

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)
Tauer:
Population development within the current boundaries[3]
Year Population
1875 948
1890 971
1910 1 043
1925 1 027
1933 986
1939 954
1946 1 316
1950 1 244
1964 964
1971 919
Year Population
1981 817
1985 772
1989 740
1990 749
1991 739
1992 730
1993 734
1994 742
1995 758
1996 764
Year Population
1997 787
1998 816
1999 830
2000 818
2001 820
2002 809
2003 797
2004 804
2005 805
2006 804
Year Population
2007 792
2008 787
2009 762
2010 751
2011 745
2012 739

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
  2. ↑ "Geschichtliches aus der Gemeinde Tauer". Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. ↑ Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons, boundaries as of 2013.

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