Senftenberg
| Zły Komorow Senftenberg |
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Location of the town of Senftenberg within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
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| Coordinates | 51°31′N 14°01′E / 51.51667°N 14.01667°ECoordinates: 51°31′N 14°01′E / 51.51667°N 14.01667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz |
| Mayor | Andreas Fredrich (SPD) |
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| Area | 126.94 km2 (49.01 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 102 m (335 ft) |
| Population | 26,530 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 209 /km2 (541 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | OSL |
| Postal code | 01968 |
| Area code | 03573 |
| Website | www.senftenberg.de |
Senftenberg (Sorbian: Zły Komorow) is a town in southern Brandenburg, Germany, capital of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district.
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[edit] Geography
Senftenberg is located in the southwest of the historic Lower Lusatia region at the border with Saxony. Its town centre is situated north of the river Schwarze Elster and the artificial Senftenberger Lake, part of the Lausitzer Seenland chain, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Hoyerswerda, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Cottbus.
[edit] History
Senftenberg was first mentioned in a 1279 deed issued by Henry III the Illustrious of Wettin, then Margrave of Lusatia. With Lower Lusatia, the settlement was acquired by the Kingdom of Bohemia under Charles IV of Luxembourg in 1368. Elector Frederick II of Saxony acquired Senftenberg in 1448, whereafter the area as a border stronghold of the House of Wettin was separated from Bohemian Lusatia, until in 1635 all Lusatian territories fell to Saxony by the Peace of Prague. According to the 1815 Congress of Vienna, Lower Lusatia was annexed by Prussia and incorporated into the Province of Brandenburg.
[edit] International relations
Senftenberg is twinned with:
Püttlingen, Germany
Nowa Sól, Poland
Senftenberg, Austria
Saint-Michel-sur-Orge, France
Veszprém, Hungary
Žamberk, Czech Republic
Fresagrandinaria, Italy
[edit] Demography
After the second half of the 19th century the inhabitants increased because of workers coming to Senftenberg to work in the coal mines. After the German Reunion, many inhabitants moved to the western part of Germany.
| Developing of the number of inhabitants in Senftenberg from 1300 to 2007[2][3] | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Inhabitants | Year | Inhabitants | Year | Inhabitants | Year | Inhabitants | Year | Inhabitants | Year | Inhabitants | |||||
| 1300 | 400 | 1858 | 1.517 | 1939 | 17.566 | 1989 | 31.580 | 1996 | 26.647 | 2003 | 29.474 | |||||
| 1474 | 600 | 1867 | 1.638 | 1946 | 17.783 | 1990 | 29.622 | 1997 | 27.109 | 2004 | 29.136 | |||||
| 1555 | 900 | 1875 | 2.847 | 1950 | 18.260 | 1991 | 28.840 | 1998 | 26.424 | 2005 | 28.774 | |||||
| 1575 | 918 | 1890 | 5.134 | 1964 | 24.053 | 1992 | 28.470 | 1999 | 25.576 | 2006 | 28.071 | |||||
| 1680 | 1.150 | 1910 | 13.742 | 1971 | 24.367 | 1993 | 28.123 | 2000 | 24.740 | 2007 | 27.515 | |||||
| 1806 | 979 | 1925 | 17.472 | 1981 | 32.005 | 1994 | 27.637 | 2001 | 30.539 | |||||||
| 1818 | 819 | 1933 | 17.803 | 1985 | 32.278 | 1995 | 27.336 | 2002 | 29.957 | |||||||
[edit] Photogallery
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Senftenberg
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Estate housing
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Lutheran church
in "Jüttendorf"
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf.
- ^ Werner Forkert: Senftenberger Rückblicke Interessantes aus der Senftenberger Geschichte. Herausgeber Buchhandlung „Glück Auf“, 2006. (for data before the year 1875)
- ^ Statistik Brandenburg: Data since 1875 (download as pdf, 330 kB)
[edit] External links
Media related to Senftenberg at Wikimedia Commons
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