Lieberose

Lieberose (Lower Sorbian: Luboraz) is a town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km north of Cottbus.

Lieberose, Aerial view

Lieberose, Church

Castle Lieberose, around 1861/62, Edition by Alexander Duncker

Castle Lieberose

Town hall

Lieberose
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Lieberose within Dahme-Spreewald district
Lieberose Show map of Germany Lieberose Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°58′59″N 14°18′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Dahme-Spreewald
Municipal assoc.	Lieberose/Oberspreewald
Subdivisions	5 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Kerstin Michelchen[1]
Area
• Total	72.51 km2 (28.00 sq mi)
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,326
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	15868
Dialling codes	033671
Vehicle registration	LDS
Website	www.amt-lieberose-oberspreewald.de

History

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

During World War II, Lieberose forced labor camp, a subcamp of Sachsenhausen concentration camp was located here.^[3] (The subcamp, KL Lieberose, was a labour camp for the support point of SS- Division "Kurmark".^{[citation needed]} The SS- Division "Kurmark" located in Lieberose and surrounding area.^{[citation needed]}

Near the end of the war, Jewish prisoners were sent on a death march towards Sachsenhausen.^[4]

After World War II was the camp a prison camp for the soviet secret service (NKGB).^{[citation needed]}

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

Lieberose: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)^[5]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 2,919 —     1890 2,712 −0.49% 1910 2,576 −0.26% 1925 2,415 −0.43% 1933 2,411 −0.02% 1939 2,261 −1.06% 1946 3,330 +5.69% 1950 3,244 −0.65% 1964 2,495 −1.86% 1971 2,396 −0.58% 1981 2,068 −1.46% 1985 2,017 −0.62% 1989 2,006 −0.14% 1990 1,970 −1.79%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1991 1,939 −1.57% 1992 1,892 −2.42% 1993 1,880 −0.63% 1994 1,864 −0.85% 1995 1,832 −1.72% 1996 1,823 −0.49% 1997 1,796 −1.48% 1998 1,809 +0.72% 1999 1,793 −0.88% 2000 1,770 −1.28% 2001 1,707 −3.56% 2002 1,664 −2.52% 2003 1,651 −0.78% 2004 1,611 −2.42%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2005 1,613 +0.12% 2006 1,573 −2.48% 2007 1,534 −2.48% 2008 1,514 −1.30% 2009 1,503 −0.73% 2010 1,485 −1.20% 2011 1,472 −0.88% 2012 1,417 −3.74% 2013 1,416 −0.07% 2014 1,391 −1.77% 2015 1,379 −0.86% 2016 1,360 −1.38% 2017 1,379 +1.40%

People from Lieberose

• Dietrich von der Schulenburg (1849-1911), German politician and member of Prussian parliament

See also

• Lieberose forced labor camp
• Lieberose Photovoltaic Park