Finsterwalde
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Finsterwalde
Location of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district
Finsterwalde   is located in Germany
Finsterwalde
Finsterwalde
Finsterwalde   is located in Brandenburg
Finsterwalde
Finsterwalde
Coordinates: 51°37′42″N 13°42′37″E / 51.628243°N 13.710210°E / 51.628243; 13.710210
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Subdivisions3 Stadtteile / 2 Ortsteile
Government
  Mayor (201725) 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

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

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".

History

Finsterwalde was first mentioned in 1288. Up until the beginning of 17th century, a large part of the city's population was still speaking Lower Sorbian.[3] In 1635, Finsterwalde came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony and from 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Prussia.[4] 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[5]
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.

The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:

Buildings and Monuments

  • Finsterwalde Solar Park
  • Janusz-Korczak-Gymnasium, formerly Knabenschule by Max Taut (1913)
  • In Finsterwalde is located a relief dedicated to Lenin in the park "Bürgerheide"[6]

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. Der Niedersorben Wendisch. Eine Sprach-Zeit-Reise. Bautzen 2003, p. 69
  4. 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.
  5. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
  6. https://leninisstillaround.com/2015/07/20/in-front-of-the-playground/ checked 26.1.2020

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