Uebigau-Wahrenbrück is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km northwest of Bad Liebenwerda, and 21 km east of Torgau.

Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Market square in Uebigau
Market square in Uebigau
Coat of arms of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Location of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück within Elbe-Elster district
Bad LiebenwerdaCrinitzDoberlug-KirchhainElsterwerdaFalkenbergFichtwaldFinsterwaldeGorden-StaupitzGroßthiemigGrödenHeidelandHerzbergHirschfeldHohenbuckoHohenleipischKremitzaueLebusaLichterfeld-SchacksdorfMassen-NiederlausitzMerzdorfMühlbergPlessaRöderlandRückersdorfSallgastSchildaSchliebenSchönbornSchönewaldeSchradenSonnewaldeTröbitzUebigau-WahrenbrückBrandenburg
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück is located in Germany
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück is located in Brandenburg
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Uebigau-Wahrenbrück
Coordinates: 51°33′N 13°21′E / 51.550°N 13.350°E / 51.550; 13.350
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.Liebenwerda
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Dittgard Hapich[1]
Area
 • Total134.91 km2 (52.09 sq mi)
Elevation
84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total5,159
 • Density38/km2 (99/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04924, 04938
Dialling codes035365
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.uebigau-wahrenbrueck.de

Geography

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The town is composed by the villages of Bahnsdorf, Beiersdorf, Beutersitz, Bomsdorf, Bönitz, Domsdorf, Drasdo, Kauxdorf, Langennaundorf, Marxdorf, München/Elster, Neudeck, Prestewitz, Rothstein, Saxdorf, Uebigau (municipal seat), Wahrenbrück, Wiederau, Wildgrube, Winkel and Zinsdorf.

History

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From 1815 to 1944, the constituent localities of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück were part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, they were part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 31 December 2001, the town of Uebigau-Wahrenbrück was formed by merging the towns of Uebigau and Wahrenbrück with the municipalities of Bahnsdorf, Drasdo and Wiederau.

Demography

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Uebigau-Wahrenbrück: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,311—    
1890 6,667+0.37%
1910 7,470+0.57%
1925 8,253+0.67%
1933 8,137−0.18%
1939 8,206+0.14%
1946 11,773+5.29%
1950 11,524−0.53%
1964 8,942−1.80%
1971 8,743−0.32%
1981 7,707−1.25%
1985 7,556−0.49%
1989 7,359−0.66%
1990 7,264−1.29%
1991 7,109−2.13%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1992 7,066−0.60%
1993 7,023−0.61%
1994 7,027+0.06%
1995 6,922−1.49%
1996 6,948+0.38%
1997 6,959+0.16%
1998 6,913−0.66%
1999 6,915+0.03%
2000 6,845−1.01%
2001 6,727−1.72%
2002 6,624−1.53%
2003 6,550−1.12%
2004 6,521−0.44%
2005 6,392−1.98%
2006 6,259−2.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2007 6,145−1.82%
2008 6,007−2.25%
2009 5,892−1.91%
2010 5,769−2.09%
2011 5,755−0.24%
2012 5,717−0.66%
2013 5,598−2.08%
2014 5,532−1.18%
2015 5,462−1.27%
2016 5,324−2.53%
2017 5,321−0.06%
2018 5,245−1.43%
2019 5,206−0.74%
2020 5,233+0.52%

See also

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Gustav Seyffarth, 1837

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 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
  4. ^ "Carl Heinrich Graun" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XI (9th ed.). 1880. p. 64-65.
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