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Elsterwerda (German pronunciation: [ˌɛlstɐˈvɛʁda] ; 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

Elsterwerda: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 3,193—    
1890 3,705+1.00%
1910 7,024+3.25%
1925 8,359+1.17%
1933 8,738+0.56%
1939 9,560+1.51%
1946 10,966+1.98%
1950 11,461+1.11%
1964 11,157−0.19%
1971 11,443+0.36%
1981 11,572+0.11%
1985 11,517−0.12%
1989 11,255−0.57%
1990 11,033−1.97%
1991 10,947−0.78%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 10,868−0.72%
1993 10,793−0.69%
1994 10,726−0.62%
1995 10,656−0.65%
1996 10,538−1.11%
1997 10,442−0.91%
1998 10,382−0.57%
1999 10,334−0.46%
2000 10,234−0.97%
2001 9,937−2.90%
2002 9,911−0.26%
2003 9,804−1.08%
2004 9,654−1.53%
2005 9,456−2.05%
2006 9,249−2.19%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 9,096−1.65%
2008 8,959−1.51%
2009 8,817−1.58%
2010 8,694−1.40%
2011 8,498−2.25%
2012 8,384−1.34%
2013 8,287−1.16%
2014 8,161−1.52%
2015 8,186+0.31%
2016 8,118−0.83%
2017 7,975−1.76%
2018 7,856−1.49%
2019 7,853−0.04%
2020 7,800−0.67%

Gallery

Notable people

Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska by Krafft the Elder

See also

References

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