Senftenberg

Senftenberg
Market Square
Coat of arms
Senftenberg
Location of Senftenberg within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Coordinates: 51°31′N 14°01′E / 51.517°N 14.017°E / 51.517; 14.017Coordinates: 51°31′N 14°01′E / 51.517°N 14.017°E / 51.517; 14.017
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Fredrich (SPD)
Area
• Total	127.56 km2 (49.25 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	24,625
• Density	190/km2 (500/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	01945 (Peickwitz), 01968 (Brieske, Großkoschen, Niemtsch, Sedlitz, Senftenberg), 01996 (Hosena)
Dialling codes	03573, 035756 (Hosena, Peickwitz)
Vehicle registration	OSL, CA, SFB
Website	www.senftenberg.de

Senftenberg (Sorbian: Zły Komorow) is a town in southern Brandenburg, Germany, capital of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district.

Senftenberg is located in the southwest of the historic Lower Lusatia region at the border with Saxony. Its town centre is situated north of the river Black Elster and the artificial Senftenberger Lake, part of the Lusatian Lake District chain, approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northwest of Hoyerswerda, and 35 kilometres (22 mi) southwest of Cottbus.

Senftenberg station is north of the centre and a major railway freight yard is located to its north-east, with a locomotive depot.

March of Lusatia 1279-1368
 Kingdom of Bohemia 1368-1448
 Electorate of Saxony 1448-1806
Kingdom of Saxony 1806-1815
 Kingdom of Prussia 1815-1871
 German Empire 1871-1918
 Weimar Republic 1918-1933
 Nazi Germany 1933-1945
 Allied-occupied Germany 1945-1949
 East Germany 1949–1990
 Germany 1990–present