Burg
Bórkowy
Municipality
Coat of arms of Burg
Coat of arms
Location of Burg within Spree-Neiße district
Burg is located in Germany
Burg
Burg
Burg is located in Brandenburg
Burg
Burg
Coordinates: 51°50′05″N 14°09′0″E / 51.83472°N 14.15000°E / 51.83472; 14.15000
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.Burg (Spreewald)
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Ira Frackmann[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total35.16 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total4,248
 • Density120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03096
Dialling codes035603
Vehicle registrationSPN, FOR, GUB, SPB
Websitewww.amt-burg-spreewald.de

Burg (Spreewald) (Lower Sorbian: Bórkowy (Błota)) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Burg was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Burg was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Burg has been part of Brandenburg.

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)
Burg (Spreewald): Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,782—    
1890 4,605−0.25%
1910 4,680+0.08%
1925 4,401−0.41%
1933 4,463+0.18%
1939 4,292−0.65%
1946 5,770+4.32%
1950 5,259−2.29%
1964 4,209−1.58%
1971 4,172−0.13%
1981 3,843−0.82%
1985 3,793−0.33%
1989 3,794+0.01%
1990 3,763−0.82%
1991 3,717−1.22%
1992 3,718+0.03%
1993 3,789+1.91%
1994 3,833+1.16%
1995 3,927+2.45%
1996 4,060+3.39%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 4,131+1.75%
1998 4,272+3.41%
1999 4,406+3.14%
2000 4,498+2.09%
2001 4,529+0.69%
2002 4,577+1.06%
2003 4,564−0.28%
2004 4,555−0.20%
2005 4,556+0.02%
2006 4,582+0.57%
2007 4,536−1.00%
2008 4,469−1.48%
2009 4,459−0.22%
2010 4,391−1.53%
2011 4,357−0.77%
2012 4,312−1.03%
2013 4,323+0.26%
2014 4,335+0.28%
2015 4,338+0.07%
2016 4,318−0.46%

References

  1. ↑ Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
  3. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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