Schönewalde

Schönewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the Fläming Heath, 30 km south of Luckenwalde, and 40 km east of Wittenberg.

Schönewalde
Town
Market square
Coat of arms
Location of Schönewalde within Elbe-Elster district
Schönewalde Show map of Germany Schönewalde Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°48′45″N 13°13′22″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Subdivisions	17 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2021–29)	Michael Stawski[1]
Area
• Total	155.13 km2 (59.90 sq mi)
Elevation	79 m (259 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	2,926
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04916
Dialling codes	035362
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.schoenewalde.de

History

From 1815 to 1944, Schönewalde was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it 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 in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
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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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Schönewalde: Population development
within the current boundaries^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,978 —     1890 5,003 +0.03% 1910 4,790 −0.22% 1925 4,765 −0.03% 1933 4,593 −0.46% 1939 4,379 −0.79% 1946 6,616 +6.07% 1950 6,466 −0.57% 1964 5,155 −1.61% 1971 5,002 −0.43% 1981 4,449 −1.16% 1985 4,313 −0.77% 1989 4,190 −0.72% 1990 4,163 −0.64% 1991 4,089 −1.78%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 4,068 −0.51% 1993 4,048 −0.49% 1994 4,037 −0.27% 1995 4,055 +0.45% 1996 3,994 −1.50% 1997 4,012 +0.45% 1998 3,998 −0.35% 1999 3,948 −1.25% 2000 3,939 −0.23% 2001 3,903 −0.91% 2002 3,847 −1.43% 2003 3,794 −1.38% 2004 3,765 −0.76% 2005 3,702 −1.67% 2006 3,634 −1.84%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 3,505 −3.55% 2008 3,418 −2.48% 2009 3,352 −1.93% 2010 3,307 −1.34% 2011 3,236 −2.15% 2012 3,187 −1.51% 2013 3,164 −0.72% 2014 3,136 −0.88% 2015 3,115 −0.67% 2016 3,085 −0.96% 2017 3,055 −0.97% 2018 3,040 −0.49% 2019 3,006 −1.12% 2020 3,056 +1.66%