Elsterwerda (;

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: ''Wikow'') is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 squ ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

. It is situated on the

Black Elster The Black Elster or Schwarze Elster () is a long river in eastern Germany, in the states Saxony, Brandenburg and Saxony-Anhalt, right tributary of the Elbe. Its source is in the Upper Lusatia region, near Elstra. The Black Elster flows through t ...

river, 48 km northwest of

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda.

History

From 1952 to 1990, Elsterwerda was part of the

Bezirk Cottbus Cottbus was a district () of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany). The administrative seat and main town was Cottbus. History The district was established, along with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, ''de facto'' replacing the East German ...

East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until German reunification, its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In t ...

Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Elsterwerda.pdf, 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) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Elsterwerda.pdf, Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the

Census in Germany A national census in Germany (german: Volkszählung) was held every five years from 1875 to 1910. After the World Wars, only a few full population censuses have been held, the last in 1987. The most recent census, though not a national census, w ...

in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Gallery

Postsäule Elsterwerda.jpg, City St.Katharina Elsterwerda1.jpg, Church „St. Katharina“ HauptstrasseEda.JPG, City hall MiniaturenparkEda1.JPG, Miniature park BockwindmühleEda2.JPG, Windmill Ehrenmal Eda.jpg, War memorial EE 03-14 Img12 Elsterwerda-Biehla Bahnhof.jpg, Water tower EE 03-14 Img13 Elsterwerda Bahnhof.jpg, Railway station Maria Josepha von Sachsen-Litauen-Polen-Österreich.jpg, Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen of Poland

Notable people

Maria Josepha of Austria Maria Josepha of Austria (Maria Josepha Benedikta Antonia Theresia Xaveria Philippine, pl, Maria Józefa; 8 December 1699 – 17 November 1757) was the Queen of Poland and Electress of Saxony by marriage to Augustus III. From 1711 to 1717, sh ...

(1699–1757), Austrian princess and Queen of Poland * Hartmut Buschbacher (born 1958), international rowing coach *

Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland , image = Carl Christian Joseph of Saxony.jpeg , caption = Portrait by Pietro Rotari , succession = Duke of Courland and Semigallia , reign = 1758–1763 , coronation = , predecessor = Louis Ernest , succ ...

(1733–1796), Saxon prince *

Franciszka Krasińska Countess Franciszka Krasińska (9 March 1742 in Maleszowa – 30 April 1796 in Dresden), was a Polish noblewoman and wife of Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, the son of King Augustus III of Poland. Life She was the third of four daughters b ...

(1742–1796), Polish noblewoman and morganatic wife of the above *

Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (18 January 1750 – 12 January 1822) was a German classicist and naturalist. Biography Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony. In 1774, on the recommendation of Christian Gottlob Heine, he became secretary to ...

(1750–1822), classicist and naturalist, spent his childhood in Elsterwerda * Johannes Gillhoff (1861–1930), teacher and author *

Erich Straube __NOTOC__ Erich Straube (11 December 1887 – 31 March 1971) was a German general in the Wehrmacht during World War II who held several corps level commands. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germ ...

(1887–1971), officer in WW I and WW II * Bernd Martin (born 1940), historian, grew up in Elsterwerda *

Siegbert Horn Siegbert Horn (11 May 1950 – 9 August 2016) was a German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold medal in the K-1 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Horn also won six medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championsh ...

(1950–2016), canoeist, Olympic and World Champion * Ralf Minge (born 1960), football player and coach

References

External links

* Localities in Elbe-Elster {{Brandenburg-geo-stub