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Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə] (listen), Lower Sorbian: Grabin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Finsterwalde
Town
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district
FalkenbergHeidelandHerzbergHirschfeldMühlbergRückersdorfSchönborn
Finsterwalde
Finsterwalde
Coordinates: 51°37′42″N 13°42′37″E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Subdivisions3 Stadtteile / 2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Jörg Gampe[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total76.91 km2 (29.70 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total15,748
 • Density200/km2 (530/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03238
Dialling codes03531
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.finsterwalde.de

Overview


It is situated on the Schackebach, a tributary of the Kleine Elster, 28 m. W.S.W of Cottbus by rail. Pop. (2005) 18,840. The town has a Gothic church (1581), a castle, schools, cloth and cigar factories, iron-foundries, flour and saw mills and factories for machine building. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song".[citation needed]


History


Finsterwalde, which is first mentioned in 1288, came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony from 1635 and of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815.[3] From 1815 to 1947, Finsterwalde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.


Demography


Finsterwalde: Population development
within the current boundaries[4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 10,098—    
1890 11,466+0.85%
1910 17,297+2.08%
1925 17,474+0.07%
1933 18,072+0.42%
1939 20,120+1.81%
1946 22,613+1.68%
1950 22,374−0.27%
1964 23,609+0.38%
1971 23,976+0.22%
1981 24,870+0.37%
1985 24,781−0.09%
1989 24,427−0.36%
1990 23,777−2.66%
1991 23,019−3.19%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 22,985−0.15%
1993 22,556−1.87%
1994 22,029−2.34%
1995 21,744−1.29%
1996 21,457−1.32%
1997 21,343−0.53%
1998 20,908−2.04%
1999 20,482−2.04%
2000 20,103−1.85%
2001 19,704−1.98%
2002 19,378−1.65%
2003 19,152−1.17%
2004 18,985−0.87%
2005 18,693−1.54%
2006 18,516−0.95%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 18,162−1.91%
2008 17,861−1.66%
2009 17,517−1.93%
2010 17,407−0.63%
2011 16,876−3.05%
2012 16,680−1.16%
2013 16,561−0.71%
2014 16,407−0.93%
2015 16,548+0.86%
2016 16,497−0.31%
2017 16,409−0.53%
2018 16,220−1.15%
2019 16,068−0.94%
2020 15,968−0.62%

Known persons


Beach volleyball player Stephanie Pohl.
Beach volleyball player Stephanie Pohl.

The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:


Buildings and Monuments



References


  1. Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
  3.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Finsterwalde". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 393.
  4. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
  5. https://leninisstillaround.com/2015/07/20/in-front-of-the-playground/ checked 26.1.2020


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На других языках

[de] Finsterwalde

Finsterwalde (niedersorbisch Grabin) ist eine Stadt im südlichen Brandenburg und der einwohnerreichste Ort im Landkreis Elbe-Elster. Sie war von 1952 bis 1993 Sitz des Kreises bzw. Landkreises Finsterwalde.
- [en] Finsterwalde

[es] Finsterwalde

Finsterwalde (toponimia: Grabin) es un municipio del distrito de Elbe-Elster, en el sur de Brandeburgo, (Alemania). Se encuentra a 112 km al sur de Berlín, 78 km al norte de Dresde, 53 km al suroeste de Cottbus y 109 km al noreste de Leipzig. Se sitúa en Schackebach un afluente del Klein Elster. La ciudad tiene una iglesia gótica construida el año (1581), un castillo, escuelas, fábricas de paño y de cigarros, industrias siderometalúrgicas, molinos y aserraderos y fábricas de máquinas de construcción.

[ru] Финстервальде

Финстервальде (нем. Finsterwalde) — город в Германии, в земле Бранденбург.


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