Oberspreewald-Lausitz

District in Brandenburg, Germany

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CountryGermanyStateBrandenburgCapitalSenftenbergGovernment

• District admin.Siegurd HeinzeArea

• Total1,216.6 km² (469.7 sq mi)Population

(31 December 2022)^[1]

• Total108,263 • Density89/km² (230/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Vehicle registrationOSL, CA, SFBWebsitewww.osl-online.de

Oberspreewald-Lausitz (Lower Sorbian: Wokrejs Górne Błota-Łužyca, Upper Sorbian: Wokrjes Hornje Błóta-Łužica [ˈwɔkʁʲɛs ˈhɔʁnʲɛ ˈbwʊta ˈwuʒitsa]) is a Kreis (district) in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north clockwise) Dahme-Spreewald, Spree-Neiße, the districts Bautzen and Meissen in Saxony, and the district Elbe-Elster.

Geography

The Spree river runs through the district; along its banks there is the Spreewald, a wooded area and habitat of several rare animals. The district is part of the historic region of Lusatia.

History

The district was formed in 1993 by merging the previous districts of Calau and Senftenberg and a small part of the district Bad Liebenwerda.

Demography

Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2019)^[2]

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	58,860	—
1890	69,525	+1.12%
1910	109,357	+2.29%
1925	128,487	+1.08%
1933	133,248	+0.46%
1939	139,774	+0.80%
1946	164,609	+2.36%
1950	165,790	+0.18%
1964	181,923	+0.67%
1971	185,312	+0.26%
1981	175,957	−0.52%
1985	171,995	−0.57%
1989	169,687	−0.34%
1990	166,351	−1.97%
1991	161,229	−3.08%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1992	161,124	−0.07%
1993	159,828	−0.80%
1994	158,537	−0.81%
1995	156,758	−1.12%
1996	155,024	−1.11%
1997	152,924	−1.35%
1998	150,414	−1.64%
1999	148,124	−1.52%
2000	145,110	−2.03%
2001	141,959	−2.17%
2002	139,062	−2.04%
2003	136,251	−2.02%
2004	134,025	−1.63%
2005	132,032	−1.49%
2006	129,581	−1.86%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	127,278	−1.78%
2008	125,216	−1.62%
2009	123,426	−1.43%
2010	121,679	−1.42%
2011	116,898	−3.93%
2012	115,212	−1.44%
2013	113,842	−1.19%
2014	112,896	−0.83%
2015	112,450	−0.40%
2016	111,962	−0.43%
2017	111,122	−0.75%
2018	110,476	−0.58%
2019	109,371	−1.00%

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows a red bull as the symbol of the Lower Lusatia region, representing the former district Calau. The city wall in the bottom part is an old symbol of the Upper Lusatia region, and also represents the former district Senftenberg. The shield with a lion is the symbol of the county of Meißen, representing the municipalities of the former district Bad Liebenwerda which were included into the district.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Calau – Kalawa Großräschen Lauchhammer Lübbenau – Lubnjow Schwarzheide Senftenberg Vetschau – Wětošow Amt-free municipalities Schipkau	1. Altdöbern Altdöbern¹ Bronkow Luckaitztal Neupetershain Neu-Seeland 2. Ortrand Frauendorf Großkmehlen Kroppen Lindenau Ortrand^{1, 2} Tettau	3. Ruhland Grünewald Guteborn Hermsdorf Hohenbocka Ruhland^{1, 2} Schwarzbach
¹seat of the Amt; ²town

Amt-free towns

Ämter

Calau – Kalawa
Großräschen
Lauchhammer
Lübbenau – Lubnjow
Schwarzheide
Senftenberg
Vetschau – Wětošow

Amt-free municipalities

Schipkau

1. Altdöbern

2. Ortrand

3. Ruhland

¹seat of the Amt; ²town

References

^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons