Elsterwerda

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.

Elsterwerda
Town
Château
Coat of arms
Location of Elsterwerda within Elbe-Elster district
Elsterwerda Show map of Germany Elsterwerda Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°27′28″N 13°31′26″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Subdivisions	Town centre and 2 districts
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Anja Heinrich[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	40.55 km2 (15.66 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	7,736
• Density	190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04910
Dialling codes	03533
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.elsterwerda.de

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)
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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 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Elsterwerda: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% 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%

Year Pop. ±% 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%

Year Pop. ±% 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

• 
  City
• 
  Church „St. Katharina“
• 
  City hall
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  Miniature park
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  Windmill
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  War memorial
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  Water tower
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  Railway station
• 
  Maria Josepha of Austria, Queen of Poland

Notable people

Franciszka Korwin-Krasińska by Krafft the Elder

• 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

See also

• Elsterwerda-Grödel raft canal
• Holzhof Elsterwerda