Döbern

Coordinates: 51°37′N 14°36′E / 51.617°N 14.600°E / 51.617; 14.600
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Döbern
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View towards Döbern
Flag of Döbern
Coat of arms of Döbern
Location of Döbern within Spree-Neiße district
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Döbern-Land
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Jörg Rakete[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total15.73 km2 (6.07 sq mi)
Elevation
144 m (472 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,126
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03159
Dialling codes035600
Vehicle registrationSPN
Websitewww.doebern.de

Döbern (German pronunciation: [ˈdøːbɐn] ; Lower Sorbian Derbno) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km southeast of Cottbus, and 15 km south of Forst (Lausitz).

History

From 1815 to 1947, Döbern 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)
Döbern: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 765—    
1890 1,068+2.25%
1910 4,135+7.00%
1925 4,168+0.05%
1933 4,587+1.20%
1939 4,632+0.16%
1946 4,334−0.95%
1950 4,856+2.88%
1964 5,009+0.22%
1971 5,150+0.40%
1981 5,072−0.15%
1985 4,883−0.94%
1989 4,732−0.78%
1990 4,672−1.27%
1991 4,593−1.69%
1992 4,515−1.70%
1993 4,433−1.82%
1994 4,389−0.99%
1995 4,322−1.53%
1996 4,259−1.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 4,224−0.82%
1998 4,186−0.90%
1999 4,171−0.36%
2000 4,118−1.27%
2001 4,053−1.58%
2002 4,047−0.15%
2003 4,027−0.49%
2004 3,983−1.09%
2005 3,895−2.21%
2006 3,851−1.13%
2007 3,786−1.69%
2008 3,696−2.38%
2009 3,642−1.46%
2010 3,618−0.66%
2011 3,501−3.23%
2012 3,399−2.91%
2013 3,351−1.41%
2014 3,328−0.69%
2015 3,296−0.96%
2016 3,291−0.15%

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. 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