Sonnewalde

Sonnewalde (German pronunciation: [ˈzɔnəvaldə] ^ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Groźišćo) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 8 km northwest of Finsterwalde.

Palace Sonnewalde, around 1860, Edition by Alexander Duncker

Sonnewalde
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Sonnewalde within Elbe-Elster district
Sonnewalde Show map of Germany Sonnewalde Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°39′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Subdivisions	17 Ortsteile bzw. Stadtbezirke
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Felix Freitag[1]
Area
• Total	119.29 km2 (46.06 sq mi)
Elevation	101 m (331 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,176
• Density	27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03249
Dialling codes	035323
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.stadt-sonnewalde.de

History

From 1815 to 1947, Sonnewalde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. 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 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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Sonnewalde: Population development
within the current boundaries (2018)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,866 —     1890 4,789 −0.11% 1910 4,685 −0.11% 1925 4,489 −0.28% 1933 4,376 −0.32% 1939 4,290 −0.33% 1946 6,061 +5.06% 1950 5,793 −1.12% 1964 4,703 −1.48% 1971 4,524 −0.55% 1981 4,091 −1.00% 1985 4,010 −0.50% 1989 4,028 +0.11% 1990 3,989 −0.97% 1991 3,899 −2.26%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 4,144 +6.28% 1993 4,114 −0.72% 1994 4,198 +2.04% 1995 4,093 −2.50% 1996 4,308 +5.25% 1997 4,025 −6.57% 1998 4,038 +0.32% 1999 4,139 +2.50% 2000 4,038 −2.44% 2001 4,010 −0.69% 2002 3,851 −3.97% 2003 3,771 −2.08% 2004 3,708 −1.67% 2005 3,673 −0.94% 2006 3,600 −1.99%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 3,567 −0.92% 2008 3,529 −1.07% 2009 3,506 −0.65% 2010 3,452 −1.54% 2011 3,446 −0.17% 2012 3,385 −1.77% 2013 3,359 −0.77% 2014 3,343 −0.48% 2015 3,319 −0.72% 2016 3,261 −1.75% 2017 3,256 −0.15% 2018 3,231 −0.77% 2019 3,210 −0.65% 2020 3,154 −1.74%