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
  • 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 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 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
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%
  • City
  • Church „St. Katharina“
  • City hall
  • Miniature park
  • Windmill
  • War memorial
  • Water tower
  • Railway station
  • Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen of Poland

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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.