Schönborn, Brandenburg

Schönborn is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Schönborn
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Schönborn within Elbe-Elster district
Schönborn Schönborn
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 13°30′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.	Elsterland
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Daniel Mende
Area
• Total	38.46 km2 (14.85 sq mi)
Elevation	91 m (299 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,483
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03253
Dialling codes	035326
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.schoenborn-ee.de

History

From 1815 to 1947, Schönborn 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)

Schönborn population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,547 —     1890 1,763 +0.88% 1910 2,319 +1.38% 1925 2,426 +0.30% 1933 2,512 +0.44% 1939 2,546 +0.22% 1946 3,011 +2.43% 1950 3,160 +1.21% 1964 2,666 −1.21% 1971 2,507 −0.87% 1981 2,280 −0.94% 1985 2,300 +0.22% 1989 2,332 +0.35% 1990 2,290 −1.80% 1991 2,266 −1.05% 1992 2,208 −2.56% 1993 2,188 −0.91% 1994 2,184 −0.18% 1995 2,173 −0.50% 1996 2,167 −0.28%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 2,173 +0.28% 1998 2,130 −1.98% 1999 2,091 −1.83% 2000 2,041 −2.39% 2001 2,014 −1.32% 2002 1,994 −0.99% 2003 1,937 −2.86% 2004 1,908 −1.50% 2005 1,917 +0.47% 2006 1,820 −5.06% 2007 1,791 −1.59% 2008 1,749 −2.35% 2009 1,694 −3.14% 2010 1,647 −2.77% 2011 1,606 −2.49% 2012 1,579 −1.68% 2013 1,593 +0.89% 2014 1,546 −2.95% 2015 1,565 +1.23% 2016 1,553 −0.77%