Drachhausen

Drachhausen ([ˈdʁaxˌhaʊzn̩]; Lower Sorbian: Hochoza, pronounced [ˈhɔxɔza]) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Drachhausen Hochoza
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Drachhausen within Spree-Neiße district
Drachhausen Show map of Germany Drachhausen Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°53′59″N 14°19′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.	Peitz
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Ronny Henke[1]
Area
• Total	38.37 km2 (14.81 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	754
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03185
Dialling codes	035609
Vehicle registration	SPN

History

From 1815 to 1947, Drachhausen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Drachhausen was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Drachhausen has been part of Brandenburg.

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)

Drachhausen: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,116 —     1890 1,171 +0.32% 1910 1,238 +0.28% 1925 1,245 +0.04% 1933 1,220 −0.25% 1939 1,161 −0.82% 1946 1,480 +3.53% 1950 1,414 −1.13% 1964 1,168 −1.36% 1971 1,150 −0.22% 1981 990 −1.49% 1985 953 −0.95% 1989 912 −1.09% 1990 902 −1.10% 1991 888 −1.55% 1992 873 −1.69% 1993 867 −0.69% 1994 877 +1.15% 1995 877 +0.00% 1996 884 +0.80%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 897 +1.47% 1998 902 +0.56% 1999 889 −1.44% 2000 889 +0.00% 2001 893 +0.45% 2002 887 −0.67% 2003 861 −2.93% 2004 840 −2.44% 2005 854 +1.67% 2006 856 +0.23% 2007 848 −0.93% 2008 855 +0.83% 2009 836 −2.22% 2010 843 +0.84% 2011 846 +0.36% 2012 838 −0.95% 2013 829 −1.07% 2014 814 −1.81% 2015 816 +0.25% 2016 804 −1.47%