Tschernitz

Tschernitz (Lower Sorbian: Cersk) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Brandenburg, Germany. It lies on the border with Saxony.

Tschernitz
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Tschernitz within Spree-Neiße district
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Coordinates: 51°34′59″N 14°37′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.	Döbern-Land
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Olaf Hallasch[1]
Area
• Total	13.23 km2 (5.11 sq mi)
Elevation	129 m (423 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,156
• Density	87/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03130
Dialling codes	035600
Vehicle registration	SPN

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)

Tschernitz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 905 —     1890 965 +0.43% 1910 1,854 +3.32% 1925 1,913 +0.21% 1933 1,974 +0.39% 1939 2,066 +0.76% 1946 1,903 −1.17% 1950 2,141 +2.99% 1964 1,825 −1.13% 1971 1,867 +0.33% 1981 1,649 −1.23% 1985 1,850 +2.92% 1989 1,913 +0.84% 1990 1,960 +2.46% 1991 1,948 −0.61% 1992 1,958 +0.51% 1993 1,954 −0.20% 1994 1,951 −0.15% 1995 1,921 −1.54% 1996 1,883 −1.98%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,867 −0.85% 1998 1,832 −1.87% 1999 1,825 −0.38% 2000 1,819 −0.33% 2001 1,781 −2.09% 2002 1,717 −3.59% 2003 1,673 −2.56% 2004 1,657 −0.96% 2005 1,609 −2.90% 2006 1,577 −1.99% 2007 1,535 −2.66% 2008 1,486 −3.19% 2009 1,435 −3.43% 2010 1,393 −2.93% 2011 1,297 −6.89% 2012 1,289 −0.62% 2013 1,288 −0.08% 2014 1,280 −0.62% 2015 1,271 −0.70% 2016 1,253 −1.42%