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Peitz

Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 14°25′00″E / 51.86667°N 14.41667°E / 51.86667; 14.41667
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Peitz/Picnjo
Former dairy in Peitz
Former dairy in Peitz
Coat of arms of Peitz/Picnjo
Location of Peitz/Picnjo within Spree-Neiße district
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Peitz/Picnjo is located in Germany
Peitz/Picnjo
Peitz/Picnjo
Peitz/Picnjo is located in Brandenburg
Peitz/Picnjo
Peitz/Picnjo
Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 14°25′00″E / 51.86667°N 14.41667°E / 51.86667; 14.41667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.Peitz
Government
 • MayorJörg Krakow (SPD)
Area
 • Total13.38 km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total4,427
 • Density330/km2 (860/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03185
Dialling codes035601
Vehicle registrationSPN
Websitewww.peitz.de

Peitz (German: [paɪ̯t͡s] ; Lower Sorbian Picnjo) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg, Germany.

Overview

It is situated 13 km northeast of Cottbus. Surrounded by freshwater lakes, it is well known for its fishing industry. The town was at once time on the border between the states of Brandenburg and Saxony, and was formerly protected by strong artillery fortifications built in brick, dating from the 16th century. Only small parts of these remain.

Demography

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)

Noted People

Lilly Kann (British film character actress) - (Born Peitz, 1893). Though the BFI website claims she was born in Berlin.

Peitz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[2]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 3,431—    
1890 4,098+1.19%
1910 4,570+0.55%
1925 3,414−1.93%
1933 3,515+0.37%
1939 3,846+1.51%
1946 5,449+5.10%
1950 5,077−1.75%
1964 4,473−0.90%
1971 4,395−0.25%
1981 6,384+3.80%
1985 6,073−1.24%
1989 5,676−1.68%
1990 5,582−1.66%
1991 6,103+9.33%
1992 4,853−20.48%
1993 6,189+27.53%
1994 6,137−0.84%
1995 6,377+3.91%
1996 6,468+1.43%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 6,568+1.55%
1998 5,689−13.38%
1999 5,549−2.46%
2000 5,478−1.28%
2001 5,266−3.87%
2002 5,375+2.07%
2003 5,277−1.82%
2004 5,414+2.60%
2005 5,033−7.04%
2006 4,971−1.23%
2007 4,866−2.11%
2008 4,792−1.52%
2009 4,684−2.25%
2010 4,597−1.86%
2011 4,500−2.11%
2012 4,420−1.78%
2013 4,449+0.66%
2014 4,369−1.80%
2015 4,445+1.74%
2016 4,400−1.01%

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  2. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

Media related to Peitz at Wikimedia Commons