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Schönewalde Latitude and Longitude:

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
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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
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Elbe-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 zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Postal codes
04916
Dialling codes035362
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Website www.schoenewalde.de

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

Schönewalde: Population development
within the current boundaries [3]
Year Pop. ±% 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%
Year Pop. ±% 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%
Year Pop. ±% 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

  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