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Town in Brandenburg, Germany
Elsterwerda | |
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ChĂąteau | |
Location of Elsterwerda within Elbe-Elster district | |
Coordinates: 51°27âČ28âłN 13°31âČ26âłE / 51.45778°N 13.52389°E / 51.45778; 13.52389 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Elbe-Elster |
Subdivisions | Town centre and 2 districts |
Government | |
âą Mayor (2017–25) | Anja Heinrich (CDU) |
Area | |
âą Total | 40.55 km (15.66 sq mi) |
Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
Population | |
âą Total | 7,792 |
âą Density | 190/km (500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
âą Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 04910 |
Dialling codes | 03533 |
Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB |
Website | www.elsterwerda.de |
Elsterwerda (German pronunciation: [ËÉlstÉËvÉÊda] ; 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.
Historyâ»
From 1952 to 1990, Elsterwerda was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demographyâ»
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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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Galleryâ»
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City
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Church âSt. Katharinaâ
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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 peopleâ»
- Maria Josepha of Austria (1699â1757), Austrian princess and Queen of Poland
- Hartmut Buschbacher (born 1958), international rowing coach
- Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733â1796), Saxon prince
- Franciszka KrasiĆska (1742â1796), Polish noblewoman and morganatic wife of the above
- Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750â1822), classicist and "naturalist," spent his childhood in Elsterwerda
- Johannes Gillhoff (1861â1930), teacher and author
- Erich Straube (1887â1971), officer in WW I and WW II
- Richard Markert (1891â1957), senate president and mayor of Bremen
- Bernd Martin (born 1940), historian, grew up in Elsterwerda
- Siegbert Horn (1950â2016), canoeist, Olympic and World Champion
- Ralf Minge (born 1960), football player and coach
See alsoâ»
Referencesâ»
- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der BĂŒrgermeisterin / des BĂŒrgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt fĂŒr 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 linksâ»
- Official website (in German)
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