Spremberg
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Location of Spremberg/Grodk within Spree-Neiße district
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| Coordinates: 51°34′18″N 14°22′46″E / 51.57167°N 14.37944°ECoordinates: 51°34′18″N 14°22′46″E / 51.57167°N 14.37944°E | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| State | Brandenburg | ||
| District | Spree-Neiße | ||
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| • Mayor | Christine Herntier (Ind.) | ||
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| • Total | 202.31 km2 (78.11 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 97 m (318 ft) | ||
| Population (2015-12-31) | |||
| • Total | 22,818 | ||
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | ||
| Postal codes | 03130 | ||
| Dialling codes | 03563 | ||
| Vehicle registration | SPN, FOR, GUB, SPB | ||
| Website | www.stadt-spremberg.de | ||
Spremberg (Lower Sorbian: Grodk) is a city near to the Saxon city of Hoyerswerda in the Spree-Neiße district of Brandenburg, Germany. The town was first mentioned in 1301. The town alone has 9,203 inhabitants, whereas the town include other villages has 25,952 inhabitants.
Spremberg is situated about 20 km south of Cottbus and 25 km north of Hoyerswerda, on an island and on both banks of the river Spree. Between 1871 and 1918 the town was the geographical centre of the German Empire: today, it is only 25 km from the German-Polish border. On 1 January 2016, the former municipality Hornow-Wadelsdorf became part of Spremberg.
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)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
In 1911 there were Roman Catholic and two Protestant churches and a pilgrimage chapel dating from 1100, there was a ducal chateau built by a son of the elector John George around the end of the 16th century (now used as government offices), and there were classical, technical and commercial schools as well as a hospital.
Schwarze Pumpe (Lower Sorbian: Čorna Pumpa) is a district of Spremberg, lying approximately 7 km southwest of Spremberg's town centre on the federal state boundary between Brandenburg to Saxony. It had 1988 inhabitants as of 1 January 2006. A large industrial area extending into Saxony and including the site of a large power plant is known by the same name.
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