Dahme-Spreewald

Dahme-Spreewald
District
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Lübben
Area
• Total	2,261 km^2 (873 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
• Total	160,793
• Density	71/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	LDS
Website	dahme-spreewald.de

Dahme-Spreewald is a district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the east and clockwise) the districts of Oder-Spree, Spree-Neiße, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Elbe-Elster and Teltow-Fläming, and by the city of Berlin.

History

The Spreewald region has always been a centre of Sorbian culture. In medieval times the cities of Lübben and Luckau had successively been capitals of the margravate of Lower Lusatia. From 1815 on Lower Lusatia was a part of Prussia. Throughout the 19th century the region remained an agriculturally used area, some urbanisation taking place in the very north (close to Berlin) only.

When the state of Brandenburg was newly founded in 1990, the districts of Lübben, Luckau and Königs Wusterhausen had been established. In 1993 the three districts were merged.

Geography

The Spree river enters the district in the southeast and leaves to the northeast. The wooded regions along its banks are called Spreewald. The Spreewald is the westernmost part of Lusatia. Especially the cities of Lübben and Lübbenau welcome many tourists each year, offering boat trips and relaxing holidays in the beautiful Spreewald nature.

The Dahme river is a tributary of the Spree. It forms many lakes in the northern part of the district. The Dahme leaves the district towards Berlin, where it is occasionally used for boat races. Eventually, it joins the Spree.

Demography

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  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 (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald:
Population development within the current boundaries^[2]

Year Population 1875 83 381 1890 87 772 1925 109 281 1933 120 359 1939 137 972 1946 162 990 1950 161 884 1964 151 847 1971 151 350 1981 148 279

Year Population 1985 147 508 1989 144 791 1990 142 899 1991 140 836 1992 141 714 1993 141 701 1994 142 819 1995 144 990 1996 147 871 1997 150 995

Year Population 1998 154 894 1999 157 341 2000 158 994 2001 159 568 2002 159 923 2003 160 173 2004 161 179 2005 161 937 2006 161 756 2007 161 699

Year Population 2008 161 482 2009 161 708 2010 161 805 2011 160 108 2012 160 314

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.^[3]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms displays: top left: the bull is the heraldic animal of Lusatia top right: the eagle is the heraldic animal of Brandenburg bottom: the crown symbolises the former hunting lodge of the Prussian kings, which was in Königs Wusterhausen

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Königs Wusterhausen Lübben (Spreewald) Luckau Mittenwalde Amt-free municipalities Bestensee Eichwalde Heideblick Heidesee Märkische Heide Schönefeld Schulzendorf Wildau Zeuthen	1. Lieberose/Oberspreewald Alt Zauche-Wußwerk Byhleguhre-Byhlen Jamlitz Lieberose^1, 2 Neu Zauche Schwielochsee Spreewaldheide Straupitz 2. Schenkenländchen Groß Köris Halbe Märkisch Buchholz^2 Münchehofe Schwerin Teupitz^1, 2	3. Unterspreewald Bersteland Drahnsdorf Golßen^1, 2 Kasel-Golzig Krausnick-Groß Wasserburg Rietzneuendorf-Staakow Schlepzig Schönwald Steinreich Unterspreewald
^1seat of the Amt; ^2town

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. Boundaries as of 2013
3. Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

• Official website (German)
• Spreewald touristical website (German)
• Spreewald Biosphere Reserve (German)

Coordinates: 52°2′N 13°54′E / 52.033°N 13.900°E