Schlieben

Schlieben (Lower Sorbian: Sliwin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Bad Liebenwerda. Schlieben was the site of a concentration camp during the Holocaust.[3]

Schlieben
Town
General view of Schlieben with the bell tower of historic St Martins Church
Coat of arms
Location of Schlieben within Elbe-Elster district
Schlieben
Schlieben
Coordinates: 51°43′00″N 13°22′59″E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.Schlieben
Subdivisions6 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Cornelia Schülzchen[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total78.22 km2 (30.20 sq mi)
Elevation
89 m (292 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,420
 • Density31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04936
Dialling codes035361
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.schlieben.com

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)
Schlieben population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 3,374—    
1890 3,196−0.36%
1910 2,910−0.47%
1925 2,778−0.31%
1933 2,802+0.11%
1939 2,686−0.70%
1946 4,427+7.40%
1950 4,496+0.39%
1964 3,966−0.89%
1971 3,974+0.03%
1981 3,620−0.93%
1985 3,562−0.40%
1989 3,472−0.64%
1990 3,403−1.99%
1991 3,351−1.53%
1992 3,327−0.72%
1993 3,294−0.99%
1994 3,258−1.09%
1995 3,242−0.49%
1996 3,222−0.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 3,272+1.55%
1998 3,279+0.21%
1999 3,207−2.20%
2000 3,188−0.59%
2001 3,102−2.70%
2002 3,069−1.06%
2003 3,032−1.21%
2004 2,993−1.29%
2005 2,930−2.10%
2006 2,807−4.20%
2007 2,775−1.14%
2008 2,734−1.48%
2009 2,695−1.43%
2010 2,665−1.11%
2011 2,609−2.10%
2012 2,588−0.80%
2013 2,564−0.93%
2014 2,511−2.07%
2015 2,452−2.35%
2016 2,422−1.22%

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

Personalities connected with the city

References
  1. Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 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. "Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Search Results".
  4. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons


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