Neupetershain

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

Neupetershain
Municipality
Location of Neupetershain within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Neupetershain
Neupetershain
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 14°10′00″E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.Altdöbern
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Marita Theile[1]
Area
 • Total18.71 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Elevation
124 m (407 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,209
 • Density65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03103
Dialling codes035751
Vehicle registrationOSL

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
Neupetershain: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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, 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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