Sonnewalde

Sonnewalde
Location of Sonnewalde within Elbe-Elster district
Location of Sonnewalde
Sonnewalde
Sonnewalde
Coordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°39′00″E / 51.68306°N 13.65000°E / 51.68306; 13.65000
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Subdivisions17 Ortsteile bzw. Stadtbezirke
Government
 • Mayor (2019–27) Felix Freitag[1]
Area
 • Total
119.29 km2 (46.06 sq mi)
Elevation
101 m (331 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,182
 • Density26.67/km2 (69.09/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03249
Dialling codes035323
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.stadt-sonnewalde.de

Sonnewalde (German pronunciation: [ˈzɔnəvaldə] ; Lower Sorbian: Groźišćo) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 8 km northwest of Finsterwalde.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Sonnewalde 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 Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 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. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons