Welzow

Welzow/Wjelcej
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Welzow/Wjelcej within Spree-Neiße district
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Government
• Mayor	Reiner Jestel
Area
• Total	23.91 km2 (9.23 sq mi)
Elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,297
• Density	140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03119
Dialling codes	035751
Vehicle registration	SPN
Website	www.welzow.de

Welzow (Lower Sorbian Wjelcej) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km northwest of Hoyerswerda, and 23 km southwest of Cottbus.

Demography

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  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)
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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Welzow:
Population development within the current boundaries

Year Population 1875 630 1890 684 1910 5 549 1925 6 962 1933 7 513 1939 7 815 1946 8 078 1950 8 235 1964 7 685 1971 7 481

Year Population 1981 6 277 1985 6 354 1989 5 937 1990 5 602 1991 5 361 1992 5 219 1993 5 152 1994 5 088 1995 5 071 1996 5 063

Year Population 1997 5 038 1998 4 997 1999 4 909 2000 4 838 2001 4 674 2002 4 553 2003 4 394 2004 4 294 2005 4 183 2006 4 116

Year Population 2007 4 059 2008 4 057 2009 3 973 2010 3 806 2011 3 866 2012 3 827

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.