Döbern

Town in Brandenburg, Germany

(2019–24) Jörg Rakete^[1] (SPD)Area • Total15.73 km² (6.07 sq mi)Elevation144 m (472 ft)Population • Total3,126 • Density200/km² (510/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes035600Vehicle registrationSPNWebsitewww.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

Döbern: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% 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%

Year Pop. ±% 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%

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