Elsterwerda
Elsterwerda | |
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Château | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Elsterwerda
within Elbe-Elster district | |
Location of Elsterwerda | |
Elsterwerda Elsterwerda | |
| 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 | 40.58 km2 (15.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 90 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,847 |
| • Density | 193.4/km2 (500.8/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
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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Gallery
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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
- 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
References
- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
- Official website (in German)