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Elbe-Elster
Elbe-Elster is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Teltow-Fläming, Dahme-Spreewald, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Meißen, Nordsachsen and Wittenberg. The district has a partnership with the Märkischer Kreis. History The district was established in 1993 by merging the former districts (Kreise) of Finsterwalde, Bad Liebenwerda and Herzberg. Geography The district is named after two rivers - the Elbe river forms the western border with Saxony, the Black Elster (''Schwarze Elster'') is a tributary of the Elbe and runs through the district. The district is part of the Lusatia region. The fens along the Black Elster are a habitat of several rare animals, like common kingfishers, beavers and Eurasian otters. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Landkreis Elbe-Elster.pdf, Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doberlug-Kirchhain
Doberlug-Kirchhain ( dsb, Dobrjoług-Góstkow) is a Germany, German town in the district of Elbe-Elster, Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg. History 937. The town of Kirchhain was built by Margrave Gero. A document written in 1005 mentions the town Doberlug (''Dobraluh'') for the first time. In 1165 the Cistercians, Cistercian Dobrilugk Abbey was founded by Margrave Dietrich of Landsberg. 1235. Kirchhain received market-rights. In 1431 the Hussites destroyed the town of Doberlug and the abbey was devastated. In 1637 and 1643 the Sweden, Swedes destroyed Kirchhain. From 1815 to 1947, Doberlug and Kirchhain were part of the Prussia, Prussian Province of Brandenburg. 1848. The jurisdictions of Doberlug and Kirchhain were unified, but the actual merger of the two towns did not take place until over one hundred years later, in 1950. During World War II, Kirchhain was taken by the Red Army on 23 April 1945. From 1952 to 1990, Doberlug-Kirchhain was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzberg, Brandenburg
Herzberg (Elster) () is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg. Overview From 1939 to 1945 it was home to the Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster, a huge longwave transmitter, whose mast was the second tallest construction in the world, at Herzberg/Elster. The basement of the mast is still there. History From 1815 to 1944, Herzberg was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. Twin towns Herzberg (Elster) is twinned with the following cities: * Büdingen, Hesse * Świebodzin, Poland * Dixon, United States of America * Soest, Germany People * Louise von François (1817-1893), narrator and writer * Werner Janensch (1878-1969), paleontologist and geologist * Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner (born 28 September 1967) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of four medals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Liebenwerda
Bad Liebenwerda () is a spa town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 57 km northwest of Dresden, and 28 km east of Torgau. History The first written mention is from the ''Lievenwerde'' in 1231. The meaning of the name is ''Live'', or ''Lieb'' for life or lovely, and -''werde'' from ''werda'' meaning island, high place in water. The document mentions an Otto of Ileburg, Vogt of Lievenwerde, and Plebanus Walterus, a priest. Liebenwerda has a moated castle with a keep known as the Lubwartturm. The first mention as Liebenwerda as a city is from 1304. Liebenwerda was part of the Electorate of Saxony and Kingdom of Saxony until 1815; as a result of the Congress of Vienna the area became a district in the Kingdom of Prussia. The town has had a health spa since 1905, and in 1925 the word ''Bad'' was prefixed to its name. From 1952 to 1990, Bad Liebenwerda was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Röderland
Röderland is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany. History From 1952 to 1990, the constituent localities of Röderland were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 26 October 2003, the municipality of Röderland was formed by merging the municipalities of Haida, Prösen, Reichenhain, Saathain, Stolzenhain and Wainsdorf. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Röderland.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 Röderland.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, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonnewalde
Sonnewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 8 km northwest of Finsterwalde. History From 1815 to 1947, Sonnewalde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Sonnewalde.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 Sonnewalde.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 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schönewalde
Schönewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 30 km south of Luckenwalde, and 40 km east of Wittenberg. History From 1815 to 1944, Schönewalde was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Schönewalde.pdf, Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Schönewalde.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 fiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herzberg (Elster)
Herzberg (Elster) () is a town in the Elbe-Elster district of the German federal state of Brandenburg. Overview From 1939 to 1945 it was home to the Deutschlandsender Herzberg/Elster, a huge longwave transmitter, whose mast was the second tallest construction in the world, at Herzberg/Elster. The basement of the mast is still there. History From 1815 to 1944, Herzberg was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. Twin towns Herzberg (Elster) is twinned with the following cities: * Büdingen, Hesse * Świebodzin, Poland * Dixon, United States of America * Soest, Germany People * Louise von François (1817-1893), narrator and writer * Werner Janensch (1878-1969), paleontologist and geologist * Steffen Zesner Steffen Zesner (born 28 September 1967) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won a total number of four meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finsterwalde
Finsterwalde (, dsb, Grabin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. Overview It is situated on the Schackebach, a tributary of the Kleine Elster, 28 m. W.S.W of Cottbus by rail. Pop. (2005) 18,840. The town has a Gothic church (1581), a castle, schools, cloth and cigar factories, iron-foundries, flour and saw mills and factories for machine building. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song". History Finsterwalde, which is first mentioned in 1288, came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony from 1635 and of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815. From 1815 to 1947, Finsterwalde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Finsterwalde.pdf, Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: population; dotted line: Comparison to population deve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. History From 1952 to 1990, Elsterwerda was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. 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 in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line) Gallery Post ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heideland, Brandenburg
Heideland is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. History From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Heideland (Eichholz, Drößig and Fischwasser) were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of 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 its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state .... On 31 December 2001, the municipality of Heideland was formed by merging the municipalities of Eichholz-Drößig and Fischwasser. Demography References Localities in Elbe-Elster {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, 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 square kilometres (11,382 square miles) and a population of 2.5 million residents, it is the List of German states by area, fifth-largest German state by area and the List of German states by population, tenth-most populous. Potsdam is the state capital and largest city, and other major towns are Cottbus, Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). Brandenburg surrounds the national capital and city-state of Berlin, and together they form the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, the third-largest Metropolitan regions in Germany, metropolitan area in Germany with a total population of about 6.2 million. There was Fusion of Berlin and Brandenburg#1996 fusion attempt, an unsuccessful attempt to unify both states in 1996 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elsterland
Amt Elsterland is an '' Amt'' ("collective municipality") in the district of Elbe-Elster, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Schönborn. The ''Amt'' Elsterland consists of the following municipalities: # Heideland # Rückersdorf # Schilda # Schönborn # Tröbitz Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Amt Elsterland.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 Amt Elsterland.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 ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
