Döbern

Döbern
Coat of arms
Döbern
Location of Döbern within Spree-Neiße district
Coordinates: 51°37′N 14°36′E / 51.617°N 14.600°ECoordinates: 51°37′N 14°36′E / 51.617°N 14.600°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.	Döbern-Land
Government
• Mayor	Jörg Rakete (SPD)
Area
• Total	15.73 km^2 (6.07 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,351
• Density	210/km^2 (550/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	03159
Dialling codes	035600
Vehicle registration	SPN
Website	www.doebern.de

Döbern (Lower Sorbian Derbno, Polish Dębrzno^[2]) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km southeast of Cottbus, and 15 km south of Forst (Lausitz).

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)

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

Year Population 1875 765 1890 1 068 1910 4 135 1925 4 168 1933 4 587 1939 4 632 1946 4 334 1950 4 856 1964 5 009 1971 5 150

Year Population 1981 5 072 1985 4 883 1989 4 732 1990 4 672 1991 4 593 1992 4 515 1993 4 433 1994 4 389 1995 4 322 1996 4 259

Year Population 1997 4 224 1998 4 186 1999 4 171 2000 4 118 2001 4 053 2002 4 047 2003 4 027 2004 3 983 2005 3 895 2006 3 851

Year Population 2007 3 786 2008 3 696 2009 3 642 2010 3 618 2011 3 501 2012 3 399 2013

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.^[4]

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2013 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014.
2. Mapa Polski 1:500 000 Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny Sztabu Generalnego W.P., Warszawa 1947
3. Boundaries as of 2013
4. Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons