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Elsterwerda
Town in Brandenburg, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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History
From 1952 to 1990, Elsterwerda was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
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)
- 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 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
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Gallery
- City
- Church „St. Katharina“
- City hall
- Miniature park
- Windmill
- War memorial
- Water tower
- Railway station
- Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen of Poland
Notable people

- Maria Josepha of Austria (1699–1757), Austrian princess and Queen of Poland
- Hartmut Buschbacher (born 1958), international rowing coach
- Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland (1733–1796), Saxon prince
- Franciszka Krasińska (1742–1796), Polish noblewoman and morganatic wife of the above
- Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider (1750–1822), classicist and naturalist, spent his childhood in Elsterwerda
- Johannes Gillhoff (1861–1930), teacher and author
- Erich Straube (1887–1971), officer in WW I and WW II
- Richard Markert (1891–1957), senate president and mayor of Bremen
- Bernd Martin (born 1940), historian, grew up in Elsterwerda
- Siegbert Horn (1950–2016), canoeist, Olympic and World Champion
- Ralf Minge (born 1960), football player and coach
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See also
References
External links
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