Welzow

Welzow/Wjelcej
Town
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Location of Welzow/Wjelcej within Spree-Neiße district
Welzow/Wjelcej Welzow/Wjelcej
Coordinates: 51°34′00″N 14°10′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Government
• Mayor	Birgit Zuchold (SPD)
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 in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
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  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); Projection by the Brandenburg state for 2005-2030 (yellow line); Projection by the Brandenburg state for 2014-2030 (red line))

Welzow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 630 —     1890 684 +0.55% 1910 5,549 +11.03% 1925 6,962 +1.52% 1933 7,513 +0.96% 1939 7,815 +0.66% 1946 8,078 +0.47% 1950 8,235 +0.48% 1964 7,685 −0.49% 1971 7,481 −0.38% 1981 6,277 −1.74% 1985 6,354 +0.31% 1989 5,937 −1.68% 1990 5,602 −5.64%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1991 5,361 −4.30% 1992 5,219 −2.65% 1993 5,152 −1.28% 1994 5,088 −1.24% 1995 5,071 −0.33% 1996 5,063 −0.16% 1997 5,038 −0.49% 1998 4,997 −0.81% 1999 4,909 −1.76% 2000 4,838 −1.45% 2001 4,674 −3.39% 2002 4,553 −2.59% 2003 4,394 −3.49% 2004 4,294 −2.28%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2005 4,183 −2.59% 2006 4,116 −1.60% 2007 4,059 −1.38% 2008 4,057 −0.05% 2009 3,973 −2.07% 2010 3,806 −4.20% 2011 3,866 +1.58% 2012 3,827 −1.01% 2013 3,731 −2.51% 2014 3,703 −0.75% 2015 3,645 −1.57% 2016 3,552 −2.55% 2017 3,490 −1.75%