Ortrand

Ortrand (pronunciation ) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km southwest of Senftenberg, and 36 km north of Dresden.

Ortrand
Town
Train station
Coat of arms
Location of Ortrand within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Ortrand
Ortrand
Coordinates: 51°22′00″N 13°46′59″E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.Ortrand
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Niko Gebel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total7.34 km2 (2.83 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,033
 • Density280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01990
Dialling codes035755
Vehicle registrationOSL
Websitewww.stadt-ortrand.de

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)
Ortrand: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 1,739—    
1890 1,793+0.20%
1910 2,054+0.68%
1925 2,288+0.72%
1933 2,416+0.68%
1939 2,574+1.06%
1946 3,268+3.47%
1950 3,259−0.07%
1964 3,143−0.26%
1971 3,152+0.04%
1981 3,049−0.33%
1985 3,070+0.17%
1989 2,946−1.03%
1990 2,839−3.63%
1991 2,846+0.25%
1992 2,802−1.55%
1993 2,776−0.93%
1994 2,744−1.15%
1995 2,739−0.18%
1996 2,740+0.04%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 2,721−0.69%
1998 2,716−0.18%
1999 2,680−1.33%
2000 2,634−1.72%
2001 2,601−1.25%
2002 2,570−1.19%
2003 2,539−1.21%
2004 2,544+0.20%
2005 2,504−1.57%
2006 2,430−2.96%
2007 2,370−2.47%
2008 2,316−2.28%
2009 2,295−0.91%
2010 2,265−1.31%
2011 2,257−0.35%
2012 2,213−1.95%
2013 2,196−0.77%
2014 2,164−1.46%
2015 2,154−0.46%
2016 2,144−0.46%

Sons and daughters of the town
  • Paul Lindau (1881-1945), sculptor
  • Lutz Heßlich (born 1959), track racing cyclist, Olympic champion 1980 and 1988
  • Gloria Siebert (born 1964), hurdler

References
  1. Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2020". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2021.
  3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons


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