Sonnewalde

Sonnewalde
Coat of arms
Sonnewalde
Location of Sonnewalde within Elbe-Elster district
Coordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°39′00″E / 51.68306°N 13.65000°ECoordinates: 51°40′59″N 13°39′00″E / 51.68306°N 13.65000°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Government
• Mayor	Silke Neisser
Area
• Total	118.54 km^2 (45.77 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,359
• Density	28/km^2 (73/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	03249
Dialling codes	035323
Vehicle registration	EE
Website	www.stadt-sonnewalde.de

Sonnewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 8 km northwest of Finsterwalde.

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)

Sonnewalde:
Population development within the current boundaries^[2]

Year Population 1875 4 866 1890 4 789 1910 4 685 1925 4 489 1933 4 378 1939 4 290 1946 6 061 1950 5 793 1964 4 703 1971 4 524

Year Population 1981 4 091 1985 4 010 1989 4 028 1990 3 989 1991 3 899 1992 4 144 1993 4 114 1994 4 198 1995 4 093 1996 4 308

Year Population 1997 4 025 1998 4 038 1999 4 139 2000 4 038 2001 4 010 2002 3 851 2003 3 771 2004 3 708 2005 3 673 2006 3 600

Year Population 2007 3 567 2008 3 529 2009 3 506 2010 3 452 2011 3 446 2012 3 385

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

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