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Schönewalde

Coordinates: 51°48′45″N 13°13′22″E / 51.81250°N 13.22278°E / 51.81250; 13.22278
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Schönewalde
Market square
Market square
Coat of arms of Schönewalde
Location of Schönewalde within Elbe-Elster district
Bad LiebenwerdaCrinitzDoberlug-KirchhainElsterwerdaFalkenbergFichtwaldFinsterwaldeGorden-StaupitzGroßthiemigGrödenHeidelandHerzbergHirschfeldHohenbuckoHohenleipischKremitzaueLebusaLichterfeld-SchacksdorfMassen-NiederlausitzMerzdorfMühlbergPlessaRöderlandRückersdorfSallgastSchildaSchliebenSchönbornSchönewaldeSchradenSonnewaldeTröbitzUebigau-WahrenbrückBrandenburg
Schönewalde is located in Germany
Schönewalde
Schönewalde
Schönewalde is located in Brandenburg
Schönewalde
Schönewalde
Coordinates: 51°48′45″N 13°13′22″E / 51.81250°N 13.22278°E / 51.81250; 13.22278
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Subdivisions17 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2021–29) Michael Stawski[1]
Area
 • Total155.13 km2 (59.90 sq mi)
Elevation
79 m (259 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,004
 • Density19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04916
Dialling codes035362
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.schoenewalde.de

Schönewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the Fläming Heath, 30 km south of Luckenwalde, and 40 km east of Wittenberg.

History

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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

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Schönewalde: Population development
within the current boundaries[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,978—    
1890 5,003+0.03%
1910 4,790−0.22%
1925 4,765−0.03%
1933 4,593−0.46%
1939 4,379−0.79%
1946 6,616+6.07%
1950 6,466−0.57%
1964 5,155−1.61%
1971 5,002−0.43%
1981 4,449−1.16%
1985 4,313−0.77%
1989 4,190−0.72%
1990 4,163−0.64%
1991 4,089−1.78%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 4,068−0.51%
1993 4,048−0.49%
1994 4,037−0.27%
1995 4,055+0.45%
1996 3,994−1.50%
1997 4,012+0.45%
1998 3,998−0.35%
1999 3,948−1.25%
2000 3,939−0.23%
2001 3,903−0.91%
2002 3,847−1.43%
2003 3,794−1.38%
2004 3,765−0.76%
2005 3,702−1.67%
2006 3,634−1.84%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 3,505−3.55%
2008 3,418−2.48%
2009 3,352−1.93%
2010 3,307−1.34%
2011 3,236−2.15%
2012 3,187−1.51%
2013 3,164−0.72%
2014 3,136−0.88%
2015 3,115−0.67%
2016 3,085−0.96%
2017 3,055−0.97%
2018 3,040−0.49%
2019 3,006−1.12%
2020 3,056+1.66%

References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons