Uebigau-Wahrenbrück

Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Market square in Uebigau
Location of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück within Elbe-Elster district
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Coordinates: 51°33′N 13°21′E / 51.550°N 13.350°E / 51.550; 13.350
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.Liebenwerda
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Dittgard Hapich[1]
Area
 • Total
134.91 km2 (52.09 sq mi)
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,963
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04924, 04938
Dialling codes035365
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.uebigau-wahrenbrueck.de

Uebigau-Wahrenbrück is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km northwest of Bad Liebenwerda, and 21 km east of Torgau.

Geography

The town is composed by the villages of Bahnsdorf, Beiersdorf, Beutersitz, Bomsdorf, Bönitz, Domsdorf, Drasdo, Kauxdorf, Langennaundorf, Marxdorf, München/Elster, Neudeck, Prestewitz, Rothstein, Saxdorf, Uebigau (municipal seat), Wahrenbrück, Wiederau, Wildgrube, Winkel and Zinsdorf.

History

From 1815 to 1944, the constituent localities of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück were part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, they were part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 31 December 2001, the town of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück was formed by merging the towns of Uebigau and Wahrenbrück with the municipalities of Bahnsdorf, Drasdo and Wiederau.

Demography

Uebigau-Wahrenbrück: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,311—    
1890 6,667+0.37%
1910 7,470+0.57%
1925 8,253+0.67%
1933 8,137−0.18%
1939 8,206+0.14%
1946 11,773+5.29%
1950 11,524−0.53%
1964 8,942−1.80%
1971 8,743−0.32%
1981 7,707−1.25%
1985 7,556−0.49%
1989 7,359−0.66%
1990 7,264−1.29%
1991 7,109−2.13%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 7,066−0.60%
1993 7,023−0.61%
1994 7,027+0.06%
1995 6,922−1.49%
1996 6,948+0.38%
1997 6,959+0.16%
1998 6,913−0.66%
1999 6,915+0.03%
2000 6,845−1.01%
2001 6,727−1.72%
2002 6,624−1.53%
2003 6,550−1.12%
2004 6,521−0.44%
2005 6,392−1.98%
2006 6,259−2.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 6,145−1.82%
2008 6,007−2.25%
2009 5,892−1.91%
2010 5,769−2.09%
2011 5,755−0.24%
2012 5,717−0.66%
2013 5,598−2.08%
2014 5,532−1.18%
2015 5,462−1.27%
2016 5,324−2.53%
2017 5,321−0.06%
2018 5,245−1.43%
2019 5,206−0.74%
2020 5,233+0.52%

See also

  • Marxdorfer Wolfshund

Notable people

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2023] (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2022)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburglanguage=German.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
  4. ^ "Carl Heinrich Graun" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XI (9th ed.). 1880. p. 64-65.

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