Elsterwerda

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.

Elsterwerda
Château
Coat of arms
Location of Elsterwerda within Elbe-Elster district
Elsterwerda
Elsterwerda
Coordinates: 51°27′28″N 13°31′26″E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
SubdivisionsTown centre and 2 districts
Government
  MayorAnja Heinrich (CDU)
Area
  Total40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Elevation
90 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
  Total7,853
  Density190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04910
Dialling codes03533
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.elsterwerda.de

Demography

Elsterwerda: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[2]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 3,193    
1890 3,705+1.00%
1910 7,024+3.25%
1925 8,359+1.17%
1933 8,738+0.56%
1939 9,560+1.51%
1946 10,966+1.98%
1950 11,461+1.11%
1964 11,157−0.19%
1971 11,443+0.36%
1981 11,572+0.11%
1985 11,517−0.12%
1989 11,255−0.57%
1990 11,033−1.97%
1991 10,947−0.78%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 10,868−0.72%
1993 10,793−0.69%
1994 10,726−0.62%
1995 10,656−0.65%
1996 10,538−1.11%
1997 10,442−0.91%
1998 10,382−0.57%
1999 10,334−0.46%
2000 10,234−0.97%
2001 9,937−2.90%
2002 9,911−0.26%
2003 9,804−1.08%
2004 9,654−1.53%
2005 9,456−2.05%
2006 9,249−2.19%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 9,096−1.65%
2008 8,959−1.51%
2009 8,817−1.58%
2010 8,694−1.40%
2011 8,498−2.25%
2012 8,384−1.34%
2013 8,287−1.16%
2014 8,161−1.52%
2015 8,186+0.31%
2016 8,118−0.83%
2017 7,975−1.76%
2018 7,856−1.49%
2019 7,853−0.04%

Notable people

Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska by Krafft the Elder

References

  1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2019". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). July 2020.
  2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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