Spree-Neiße

Spree-Neiße
District
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Forst
Area
• Total	1,647.8 km^2 (636.2 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
• Total	118,899
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	SPN, FOR, GUB, SPB
Website	www.landkreis-spree-neisse.de

Spree-Neiße is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) the districts Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis and Kamenz in Saxony, the districts Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Dahme-Spreewald and Oder-Spree. The district-free city Cottbus is surrounded by the district. To the east is Poland.

Geography

The district is located in the region of Lusatia. The Spree river runs through the district, while the Lusatian Neisse river forms the eastern border, which is at the same time the border of Poland.

History

The district was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts Cottbus-Land, Forst, Guben and Spremberg.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows four fields each representing one of the previous districts. The crayfish in the topleft symbolizes Cottbus-Land, and is also present in the coat of arms of the city of Cottbus. The lion in the topright is the symbol of the Kingdom of Bohemia, as Spremberg was owned by the Bohemian kings. The deer antler in the bottomright symbolizes Forst, and was taken from the coat of arms of the Lords of Biberstein. The crown in the bottomleft represents the kings of Bohemia again, but this time symbolizing Guben.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Drebkau Forst (Lausitz) Guben Spremberg Welzow Amt-free municipalities Kolkwitz Neuhausen/Spree Schenkendöbern	1. Burg (Spreewald) Briesen Burg^1 Dissen-Striesow Guhrow Schmogrow-Fehrow Werben 2. Döbern-Land Döbern^1, 2 Felixsee Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf Hornow-Wadelsdorf Jämlitz-Klein Düben Neiße-Malxetal Tschernitz Wiesengrund	3. Peitz Drachhausen Drehnow Heinersbrück Jänschwalde Peitz^1, 2 Tauer Teichland Turnow-Preilack
^1seat of the Amt; ^2town

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 Spree-Neiße:
Population development within the current boundaries^[2]

Year Population 1875 101 025 1890 113 766 1910 138 428 1925 144 789 1933 152 241 1939 156 827 1946 174 693 1950 174 606 1964 172 833 1971 169 325

Year Population 1981 165 870 1985 161 288 1989 158 063 1990 154 926 1991 150 875 1992 148 339 1993 149 606 1994 150 024 1995 150 364 1996 151 279

Year Population 1997 151 830 1998 151 016 1999 150 171 2000 148 700 2001 145 929 2002 143 642 2003 141 256 2004 139 464 2005 136 896 2006 135 017

Year Population 2007 132 798 2008 130 626 2009 128 470 2010 126 400 2011 121 571 2012 120 178 2013 118 899

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. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

• Official website of the Landkreis Spree-Neiße (German)

Coordinates: 51°41′N 14°24′E / 51.683°N 14.400°E