Schenkendöbern

Schenkendöbern/Derbno
Church in Pinnow
Location of Schenkendöbern/Derbno within Spree-Neiße district
Location of Schenkendöbern/Derbno
Schenkendöbern/Derbno
Schenkendöbern/Derbno
Coordinates: 51°56′01″N 14°37′20″E / 51.93361°N 14.62222°E / 51.93361; 14.62222
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Ralph Homeister[1]
Area
 • Total
213.89 km2 (82.58 sq mi)
Elevation
51 m (167 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,494
 • Density16.34/km2 (42.31/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03172
Dialling codes03561, 035691, 035692, 035693
Vehicle registrationSPN
Websitewww.schenkendoebern.de

Schenkendöbern (German) or Derbno (Lower Sorbian) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

The first place in Schenkendöbern to be mentioned in print was the village of Krayne in 1465.[3]

Parts of the municipality are in the Sorbian settlement area; in those areas, the German and Lower Sorbian languages have equal status.[4]

History

From 1815 to 1947, Schenkendöbern was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Demography

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters Archived 2021-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "history/Unsere Chronik". Krayne. Archived from the original on 26 January 2020.
  4. ^ Bresan, Peter; Jacobs, Fabian, eds. (2020). Lausitz/Łužyca/Lužica - Die Sorben/Wenden (PDF). Zukunftswerkstatt Lausitz. pp. 8–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2024.
  5. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons