Massen-Niederlausitz

Massen-Niederlausitz
Municipality
Location of Massen-Niederlausitz within Elbe-Elster district
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Massen-Niederlausitz is located in Germany
Massen-Niederlausitz
Massen-Niederlausitz
Massen-Niederlausitz is located in Brandenburg
Massen-Niederlausitz
Massen-Niederlausitz
Coordinates: 51°39′N 13°44′E / 51.650°N 13.733°E / 51.650; 13.733
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz)
Subdivisions8 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Mike Prach[1]
Area
 • Total
76.08 km2 (29.37 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,868
 • Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03238
Dialling codes03531
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB

Massen-Niederlausitz (Lower Sorbian: Mašow, pronounced [ˈmaʃɔw]) is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Massen-Niederlausitz (Babben, Betten, Lindthal, Massen, Gröbitz and Ponnsdorf) were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 31 December 1997, the municipality of Massen-Niederlausitz was formed by merging the municipalities of Babben, Betten, Lindthal and Massen. On 31 December 2001, the municipalities of Gröbitz and Ponnsdorf were merged into it.

Demography

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)
Massen-Niederlausitz:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
Year Population
1875 1 795
1890 1 715
1910 1 979
1925 2 062
1933 2 202
1939 2 426
1946 3 295
1950 3 230
1964 2 639
1971 2 576
Year Population
1981 2 360
1985 2 343
1989 2 305
1990 2 263
1991 2 198
1992 2 201
1993 2 261
1994 2 263
1995 2 253
1996 2 258
Year Population
1997 2 272
1998 2 328
1999 2 411
2000 2 412
2001 2 429
2002 2 382
2003 2 362
2004 2 350
2005 2 309
2006 2 236
Year Population
2007 2 214
2008 2 190
2009 2 129
2010 2 093
2011 2 066
2012 2 044
2013 2 017
2014 1 981
2015 1 962
2016 1 919

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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