Uebigau-Wahrenbrück

Uebigau-Wahrenbrück is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km northwest of Bad Liebenwerda, and 21 km east of Torgau.

Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Town
Market square in Uebigau
Coat of arms
Location of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück within Elbe-Elster district
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück Show map of Germany Uebigau-Wahrenbrück Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°33′N 13°21′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.	Liebenwerda
Government
• Mayor (2020–25)	Dittgard Hapich[1]
Area
• Total	134.91 km2 (52.09 sq mi)
Elevation	84 m (276 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	5,159
• Density	38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04924, 04938
Dialling codes	035365
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.uebigau-wahrenbrueck.de

Geography

The town is composed by the villages of Bahnsdorf, Beiersdorf, Beutersitz, Bomsdorf, Bönitz, Domsdorf, Drasdo, Kauxdorf, Langennaundorf, Marxdorf, München/Elster, Neudeck, Prestewitz, Rothstein, Saxdorf, Uebigau (municipal seat), Wahrenbrück, Wiederau, Wildgrube, Winkel and Zinsdorf.

History

From 1815 to 1944, the constituent localities of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück were part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, they were part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 31 December 2001, the town of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück was formed by merging the towns of Uebigau and Wahrenbrück with the municipalities of Bahnsdorf, Drasdo and Wiederau.

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)
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  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Uebigau-Wahrenbrück: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 6,311 —     1890 6,667 +0.37% 1910 7,470 +0.57% 1925 8,253 +0.67% 1933 8,137 −0.18% 1939 8,206 +0.14% 1946 11,773 +5.29% 1950 11,524 −0.53% 1964 8,942 −1.80% 1971 8,743 −0.32% 1981 7,707 −1.25% 1985 7,556 −0.49% 1989 7,359 −0.66% 1990 7,264 −1.29% 1991 7,109 −2.13%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 7,066 −0.60% 1993 7,023 −0.61% 1994 7,027 +0.06% 1995 6,922 −1.49% 1996 6,948 +0.38% 1997 6,959 +0.16% 1998 6,913 −0.66% 1999 6,915 +0.03% 2000 6,845 −1.01% 2001 6,727 −1.72% 2002 6,624 −1.53% 2003 6,550 −1.12% 2004 6,521 −0.44% 2005 6,392 −1.98% 2006 6,259 −2.08%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 6,145 −1.82% 2008 6,007 −2.25% 2009 5,892 −1.91% 2010 5,769 −2.09% 2011 5,755 −0.24% 2012 5,717 −0.66% 2013 5,598 −2.08% 2014 5,532 −1.18% 2015 5,462 −1.27% 2016 5,324 −2.53% 2017 5,321 −0.06% 2018 5,245 −1.43% 2019 5,206 −0.74% 2020 5,233 +0.52%

See also

• Marxdorfer Wolfshund

Gustav Seyffarth, 1837

Notable people

• Johann Gottlieb Graun (1702–1771), a German Baroque/Classical era composer and violinist
• Carl Heinrich Graun (1704–1759), a German composer and tenor.^[4]
• Gustav Seyffarth (1796–1885), a German-American Egyptologist

References

1. Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
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
4. "Carl Heinrich Graun" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XI (9th ed.). 1880. p. 64-65.

External links

Media related to Uebigau-Wahrenbrück at Wikimedia Commons