Welzow
Welzow (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛlt͡soː] (
listen); Lower Sorbian Wjelcej) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km northwest of Hoyerswerda, and 23 km southwest of Cottbus.
Welzow  
    Wjelcej  | |
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Location of Welzow  within Spree-Neiße   district    | |
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| Coordinates: 51°34′00″N 14°10′59″E | |
| Country | Germany | 
| State | Brandenburg | 
| District | Spree-Neiße | 
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Birgit Zuchold[1] (SPD) | 
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.91 km2 (9.23 sq mi) | 
| Elevation | 121 m (397 ft) | 
| Population  (2020-12-31)[2]  | |
| • Total | 3,317 | 
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) | 
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | 
| Postal codes | 03119  | 
| Dialling codes | 035751 | 
| Vehicle registration | SPN | 
| Website | www.welzow.de | 
Demography
    
Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
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References
    
- Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
 - "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2020". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2021.
 - Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
 
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