Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf

Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf (Lower Sorbian: Tšěšojce-Žymjerojce) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf Tšěšojce-Žymjerojce
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf Tšěšojce-Žymjerojce within Spree-Neiße district
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Coordinates: 51°41′11″N 14°37′30″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.	Döbern-Land
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Kirsten Schütz[1]
Area
• Total	25.11 km2 (9.70 sq mi)
Elevation	85 m (279 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	759
• Density	30/km2 (78/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03149
Dialling codes	035695
Vehicle registration	SPN

History

From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 31 December 2001, the municipality of Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf was formed by merging the municipalities of Groß Schacksdorf and Simmersdorf.

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)

Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 759 —     1890 684 −0.69% 1910 819 +0.90% 1925 778 −0.34% 1933 815 +0.58% 1939 843 +0.56% 1946 981 +2.19% 1950 990 +0.23% 1964 1,667 +3.79% 1971 1,642 −0.22% 1981 1,667 +0.15% 1985 1,637 −0.45% 1989 1,677 +0.61% 1990 1,736 +3.52% 1991 1,682 −3.11% 1992 1,649 −1.96% 1993 1,659 +0.61% 1994 1,613 −2.77% 1995 1,524 −5.52% 1996 1,473 −3.35%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,457 −1.09% 1998 1,443 −0.96% 1999 1,465 +1.52% 2000 1,474 +0.61% 2001 1,386 −5.97% 2002 1,281 −7.58% 2003 1,252 −2.26% 2004 1,167 −6.79% 2005 1,109 −4.97% 2006 1,278 +15.24% 2007 1,331 +4.15% 2008 1,228 −7.74% 2009 1,145 −6.76% 2010 1,070 −6.55% 2011 1,098 +2.62% 2012 1,138 +3.64% 2013 1,123 −1.32% 2014 1,220 +8.64% 2015 1,233 +1.07% 2016 1,114 −9.65%

People

• Heinrich Sigismund von der Heyde (1703-1765), Prussian general