Elsterwerda
{{Expand German|Elsterwerda|fa=yes|topic=geo|date=December 2009}}
{{Infobox German location
|type = Stadt
|image_coa = Wappen von Elsterwerda.svg
|image_photo = Elsterschloß Elsterwerda3.JPG
|image_caption = Château
|coordinates = {{coord|51|27|28|N|13|31|26|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|image_plan = Elsterwerda in EE.png
|state = Brandenburg
|district = Elbe-Elster
|elevation = 90
|area = 40.55
|postal_code = 04910
|area_code = 03533
|licence = EE, FI, LIB
|Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 62 124
|divisions = Town centre and 2 districts
|website = [http://www.elsterwerda.de/ www.elsterwerda.de]
|mayor = Anja Heinrich[https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/bm-wahlen/ergebnisse/~12062000 Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters], accessed 1 July 2021.
|leader_term = 2017–25
|party = CDU
}}
Elsterwerda ({{IPA|de|ˌɛlstɐˈvɛʁda|-|De-Elsterwerda.ogg}}; Lower Sorbian: Wikow) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the Black Elster river, 48 km northwest of Dresden, and 11 km southeast of Bad Liebenwerda.
History
From 1952 to 1990, Elsterwerda was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Elsterwerda.pdf|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)
File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Elsterwerda.pdf|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 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
{{historical populations
|align=none | cols=3 | percentages=pagr
|title = Elsterwerda: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons]
| 1875 | 3193
| 1890 | 3705
| 1910 | 7024
| 1925 | 8359
| 1933 | 8738
| 1939 | 9560
| 1946 | 10966
| 1950 | 11461
| 1964 | 11157
| 1971 | 11443
| 1981 | 11572
| 1985 | 11517
| 1989 | 11255
| 1990 | 11033
| 1991 | 10947
| 1992 | 10868
| 1993 | 10793
| 1994 | 10726
| 1995 | 10656
| 1996 | 10538
| 1997 | 10442
| 1998 | 10382
| 1999 | 10334
| 2000 | 10234
| 2001 | 9937
| 2002 | 9911
| 2003 | 9804
| 2004 | 9654
| 2005 | 9456
| 2006 | 9249
| 2007 | 9096
| 2008 | 8959
| 2009 | 8817
| 2010 | 8694
| 2011 | 8498
| 2012 | 8384
| 2013 | 8287
| 2014 | 8161
| 2015 | 8186
| 2016 | 8118
| 2017 | 7975
| 2018 | 7856
| 2019 | 7853
| 2020 | 7800
}}
Gallery
Postsäule Elsterwerda.jpg|City
St.Katharina Elsterwerda1.jpg| Church „St. Katharina“
HauptstrasseEda.JPG|City hall
MiniaturenparkEda1.JPG|Miniature park
BockwindmühleEda2.JPG|Windmill
Ehrenmal Eda.jpg|War memorial
EE 03-14 Img12 Elsterwerda-Biehla Bahnhof.jpg|Water tower
EE 03-14 Img13 Elsterwerda Bahnhof.jpg|Railway station
Maria Josepha von Sachsen-Litauen-Polen-Österreich.jpg|Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen of Poland
Notable people
File:Krafft the Elder Franciszka Krasińska.png by Krafft the Elder]]
- Maria Josepha of Austria (1699–1757), Austrian princess and Queen of Poland
- Hartmut Buschbacher (born 1958), international rowing coach
- Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733–1796), Saxon prince
- Franciszka Krasińska (1742–1796), Polish noblewoman and morganatic wife of the above
- Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750–1822), classicist and naturalist, spent his childhood in Elsterwerda
- Johannes Gillhoff (1861–1930), teacher and author
- Erich Straube (1887–1971), officer in WW I and WW II
- Richard Markert (1891–1957), senate president and mayor of Bremen
- Bernd Martin (born 1940), historian, grew up in Elsterwerda
- Siegbert Horn (1950–2016), canoeist, Olympic and World Champion
- Ralf Minge (born 1960), football player and coach
See also
References
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External links
- {{official website|www.elsterwerda.de}} {{in lang|de}}
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{{Cities and towns in Elbe-Elster (district)}}
Category:Localities in Elbe-Elster
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