Burg (Spreewald)

Burg (Spreewald) (German pronunciation: [bʊʁk] ^ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Bórkowy (Błota)) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Burg Bórkowy
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Burg within Spree-Neiße district
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Coordinates: 51°50′05″N 14°09′0″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.	Burg (Spreewald)
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Hans-Jürgen Dreger[1]
Area
• Total	35.16 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m (187 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	4,194
• Density	120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03096
Dialling codes	035603
Vehicle registration	SPN, FOR, GUB, SPB
Website	www.amt-burg-spreewald.de

History

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

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

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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,782 —     1890 4,605 −0.25% 1910 4,680 +0.08% 1925 4,401 −0.41% 1933 4,463 +0.18% 1939 4,292 −0.65% 1946 5,770 +4.32% 1950 5,259 −2.29% 1964 4,209 −1.58% 1971 4,172 −0.13% 1981 3,843 −0.82% 1985 3,793 −0.33% 1989 3,794 +0.01% 1990 3,763 −0.82% 1991 3,717 −1.22% 1992 3,718 +0.03% 1993 3,789 +1.91% 1994 3,833 +1.16% 1995 3,927 +2.45% 1996 4,060 +3.39%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 4,131 +1.75% 1998 4,272 +3.41% 1999 4,406 +3.14% 2000 4,498 +2.09% 2001 4,529 +0.69% 2002 4,577 +1.06% 2003 4,564 −0.28% 2004 4,555 −0.20% 2005 4,556 +0.02% 2006 4,582 +0.57% 2007 4,536 −1.00% 2008 4,469 −1.48% 2009 4,459 −0.22% 2010 4,391 −1.53% 2011 4,357 −0.77% 2012 4,312 −1.03% 2013 4,323 +0.26% 2014 4,335 +0.28% 2015 4,338 +0.07% 2016 4,318 −0.46%