Elsterwerda

Château

Coat of arms

Elsterwerda

Location of Elsterwerda within Elbe-Elster district

Coordinates: 51°27′28″N 13°31′26″E / 51.45778°N 13.52389°ECoordinates: 51°27′28″N 13°31′26″E / 51.45778°N 13.52389°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Dieter Herrchen (Die Linke.PDS)

Area

• Total

40.55 km² (15.66 sq mi)

Population (2015-12-31)^[1]

• Total

8,186

• Density

200/km² (520/sq mi)

CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

04910

03533

Website

Elsterwerda (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.

Demography

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)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Elsterwerda:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)^[2]

Year	Population
1875	3 193
1890	3 705
1910	7 024
1925	8 359
1933	8 738
1939	9 560
1946	10 966
1950	11 461
1964	11 157
1971	11 443

Year	Population
1981	11 572
1985	11 517
1989	11 255
1990	11 033
1991	10 947
1992	10 868
1993	10 793
1994	10 726
1995	10 656
1996	10 538

Year	Population
1997	10 442
1998	10 382
1999	10 334
2000	10 234
2001	9 937
2002	9 911
2003	9 804
2004	9 654
2005	9 456
2006	9 249

Year	Population
2007	9 096
2008	8 959
2009	8 817
2010	8 694
2011	8 498
2012	8 384
2013	8 287

Gallery

City
Church „St. Katharina“
City hall
Miniature park
Windmill
War memorial
Water tower
Railway station

Notable people

Maria Josepha of Austria 1720

Maria Josepha of Austria (1699-1757), Austrian princess
Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733-1796), Saxon prince,
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
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

References

↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Elsterwerda in German-Wikipedia

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Elsterwerda.

Towns and municipalities in Elbe-Elster

Bad Liebenwerda Crinitz Doberlug-Kirchhain Elsterwerda Falkenberg/Elster Fichtwald Finsterwalde Gorden-Staupitz Gröden Großthiemig Heideland Herzberg (Elster) Hirschfeld Hohenbucko Hohenleipisch Kremitzaue Lebusa Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf Massen-Niederlausitz Merzdorf Mühlberg Plessa Röderland Rückersdorf Sallgast Schilda Schlieben Schönborn Schönewalde Schraden Sonnewalde Tröbitz Uebigau-Wahrenbrück

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 130378442 GND: 4301556-6

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