Elsterwerda | |
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Château | |
Location of Elsterwerda within Elbe-Elster district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 51°27′28″N 13°31′26″E / 51.45778°N 13.52389°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Elbe-Elster |
Subdivisions | Town centre and 2 districts |
Government | |
• Mayor (2017–25) | Anja Heinrich[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,792 |
• Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 04910 |
Dialling codes | 03533 |
Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB |
Website | www.elsterwerda.de |
Elsterwerda (German pronunciation: [ˌɛlstɐˈvɛʁda] ; Lower Sorbian: Wikow) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Black Elster river, 48 km northwest of Dresden, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda.
History
[edit]From 1952 to 1990, Elsterwerda was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography
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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)
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Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
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City
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Church „St. Katharina“
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City hall
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Miniature park
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Windmill
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War memorial
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Water tower
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Railway station
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Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen of Poland
Notable people
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- Maria Josepha of Austria (1699–1757), Austrian princess and Queen of Poland
- Hartmut Buschbacher (born 1958), international rowing coach
- Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733–1796), Saxon prince
- Franciszka Krasińska (1742–1796), Polish noblewoman and morganatic wife of the above
- Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750–1822), classicist and naturalist, spent his childhood in Elsterwerda
- Johannes Gillhoff (1861–1930), teacher and author
- Erich Straube (1887–1971), officer in WW I and WW II
- Richard Markert (1891–1957), senate president and mayor of Bremen
- Bernd Martin (born 1940), historian, grew up in Elsterwerda
- Siegbert Horn (1950–2016), canoeist, Olympic and World Champion
- Ralf Minge (born 1960), football player and coach
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
[edit]- Official website (in German)