Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
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Uebigau-Wahrenbrück | |
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Location of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück within Elbe-Elster district | |
Coordinates: 51°33′N 13°21′E / 51.550°N 13.350°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Elbe-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 (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,159 |
• Density | 38/km2 (99/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 04924, 04938 |
Dialling codes | 035365 |
Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB |
Website | www.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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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)
- 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 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
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See also
[edit]Notable people
[edit]- Johann Gottlieb Graun (1702–1771), a German Baroque/Classical era composer and violinist
- Carl Heinrich Graun (1704–1759), a German composer and tenor.[4]
- Gustav Seyffarth (1796–1885), a German-American Egyptologist
References
[edit]- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XI (9th ed.). 1880. p. 64-65. .
External links
[edit]Media related to Uebigau-Wahrenbrück at Wikimedia Commons