Neupetershain

Neupetershain
Municipality
Location of Neupetershain within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Location of Neupetershain
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Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 14°10′00″E / 51.60000°N 14.16667°E / 51.60000; 14.16667
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.	Altdöbern
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Marita Theile[1]
Area
• Total	18.8 km^2 (7.3 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	1,233
• Density	65.6/km^2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03103
Dialling codes	035751
Vehicle registration	OSL

Neupetershain (German pronunciation: [nɔʏˈpeːtɐshaɪn]; Lower Sorbian: Nowe Wiki, pronounced [ˈnɔwɛ ˈwʲikʲi]) is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Neupetershain was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

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)

Neupetershain: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 562 —     1890 603 +0.47% 1910 2,557 +7.49% 1925 2,862 +0.75% 1933 3,085 +0.94% 1939 3,238 +0.81% 1946 3,657 +1.75% 1950 3,822 +1.11% 1964 3,060 −1.58% 1971 2,843 −1.05% 1981 2,401 −1.68% 1985 2,266 −1.44% 1989 2,176 −1.01% 1990 2,105 −3.26% 1991 2,019 −4.09% 1992 2,000 −0.94% 1993 1,990 −0.50% 1994 1,961 −1.46% 1995 1,940 −1.07% 1996 1,874 −3.40%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,849 −1.33% 1998 1,846 −0.16% 1999 1,851 +0.27% 2000 1,827 −1.30% 2001 1,797 −1.64% 2002 1,717 −4.45% 2003 1,670 −2.74% 2004 1,642 −1.68% 2005 1,613 −1.77% 2006 1,553 −3.72% 2007 1,515 −2.45% 2008 1,473 −2.77% 2009 1,464 −0.61% 2010 1,433 −2.12% 2011 1,372 −4.26% 2012 1,314 −4.23% 2013 1,277 −2.82% 2014 1,246 −2.43% 2015 1,254 +0.64% 2016 1,229 −1.99%

References

1. Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
2. "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons