Welzow

Welzow (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛltsoː] ^ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Wjelcej) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km northwest of Hoyerswerda, and 23 km southwest of Cottbus.

Welzow Wjelcej
Town
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Welzow within Spree-Neiße district
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Coordinates: 51°34′00″N 14°10′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Government
• Mayor (2017–25)	Birgit Zuchold[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	39.57 km2 (15.28 sq mi)
Elevation	121 m (397 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,187
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03119
Dialling codes	035751
Vehicle registration	SPN
Website	www.welzow.de

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)

Welzow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 630 —     1890 684 +0.55% 1910 5,549 +11.03% 1925 6,962 +1.52% 1939 7,815 +0.83% 1950 8,235 +0.48% 1964 7,685 −0.49%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 7,481 −0.38% 1981 6,277 −1.74% 1985 6,354 +0.31% 1990 5,602 −2.49% 1995 5,071 −1.97% 2000 4,838 −0.94% 2005 4,183 −2.87%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 3,806 −1.87% 2015 3,645 −0.86% 2016 3,552 −2.55% 2017 3,490 −1.75% 2018 3,418 −2.06% 2019 3,384 −0.99% 2020 3,317 −1.98%