Burg (Spreewald)

Burg (Spreewald) (Lower Sorbian: Bórkowy (Błota)) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Burg
Bórkowy
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Burg within Spree-Neiße district
Burg
Burg
Coordinates: 51°50′05″N 14°09′0″E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.Burg (Spreewald)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Ira Frackmann[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total35.16 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,246
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03096
Dialling codes035603
Vehicle registrationSPN, FOR, GUB, SPB
Websitewww.amt-burg-spreewald.de

History

From 1815 to 1947, Burg was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Burg was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Burg has been part of Brandenburg.

Demography
Burg (Spreewald): Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,782—    
1890 4,605−0.25%
1910 4,680+0.08%
1925 4,401−0.41%
1933 4,463+0.18%
1939 4,292−0.65%
1946 5,770+4.32%
1950 5,259−2.29%
1964 4,209−1.58%
1971 4,172−0.13%
1981 3,843−0.82%
1985 3,793−0.33%
1989 3,794+0.01%
1990 3,763−0.82%
1991 3,717−1.22%
1992 3,718+0.03%
1993 3,789+1.91%
1994 3,833+1.16%
1995 3,927+2.45%
1996 4,060+3.39%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 4,131+1.75%
1998 4,272+3.41%
1999 4,406+3.14%
2000 4,498+2.09%
2001 4,529+0.69%
2002 4,577+1.06%
2003 4,564−0.28%
2004 4,555−0.20%
2005 4,556+0.02%
2006 4,582+0.57%
2007 4,536−1.00%
2008 4,469−1.48%
2009 4,459−0.22%
2010 4,391−1.53%
2011 4,357−0.77%
2012 4,312−1.03%
2013 4,323+0.26%
2014 4,335+0.28%
2015 4,338+0.07%
2016 4,318−0.46%

References
  1. Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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