Turnow-Preilack (Lower Sorbian: Turnow-Pśiłuk) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Turnow-Preilack
Turnow-Pśiłuk
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Coat of arms of Turnow-Preilack
Location of Turnow-Preilack within Spree-Neiße district
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Turnow-Preilack is located in Germany
Turnow-Preilack
Turnow-Preilack
Turnow-Preilack is located in Brandenburg
Turnow-Preilack
Turnow-Preilack
Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 14°24′00″E / 51.86667°N 14.40000°E / 51.86667; 14.40000
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.Peitz
Subdivisions2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) René Sonke[1]
Area
 • Total38.02 km2 (14.68 sq mi)
Elevation
59 m (194 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,103
 • Density29/km2 (75/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03185
Dialling codes035601
Vehicle registrationSPN

History

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The municipality of Turnow-Preilack was formed on 31 December 2001 by merging the municipalities of Turnow and Preilack.

From 1815 to 1947, Turnow and Preilack were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Turnow and Preilack were incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, they have been part of Brandenburg, since 2001 united as the municipality of Turnow-Preilack.

Demography

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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)
Turnow-Preilack: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 879—    
1890 1,226+2.24%
1910 1,236+0.04%
1925 1,202−0.19%
1933 1,234+0.33%
1939 1,251+0.23%
1946 1,542+3.03%
1950 1,505−0.61%
1964 1,297−1.06%
1971 1,291−0.07%
1981 1,181−0.89%
1985 1,161−0.43%
1989 1,143−0.39%
1990 1,122−1.84%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1991 1,120−0.18%
1992 1,109−0.98%
1993 1,109+0.00%
1994 1,138+2.61%
1995 1,173+3.08%
1996 1,236+5.37%
1997 1,262+2.10%
1998 1,282+1.58%
1999 1,302+1.56%
2000 1,291−0.84%
2001 1,290−0.08%
2002 1,304+1.09%
2003 1,294−0.77%
2004 1,293−0.08%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2005 1,289−0.31%
2006 1,269−1.55%
2007 1,235−2.68%
2008 1,233−0.16%
2009 1,222−0.89%
2010 1,204−1.47%
2011 1,184−1.66%
2012 1,163−1.77%
2013 1,150−1.12%
2014 1,145−0.43%
2015 1,154+0.79%
2016 1,147−0.61%
2017 1,145−0.17%

References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  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