Welzow

Town in Brandenburg, Germany
Welzow
Wjelcej
Town
Flag of Welzow
Flag
Coat of arms of Welzow
Coat of arms
Location of Welzow within Spree-Neiße district
BurgBriesenDissen-StriesowDöbernDrachhausenDrehnowDrebkauFelixseeForstGroß Schacksdorf-SimmersdorfGubenGuhrowHeinersbrückJämlitz-Klein DübenJänschwaldeKolkwitzNeiße-MalxetalNeuhausenPeitzSchenkendöbernSchmogrow-FehrowSprembergTauerTeichlandTschernitzTurnow-PreilackWelzowWerbenWiesengrund
(2017–25)
Birgit Zuchold[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total23.91 km2 (9.23 sq mi)
Elevation
121 m (397 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,297
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03119
Dialling codes035751
Vehicle registrationSPN
Websitewww.welzow.de

Welzow (German pronunciation: [ˈvɛlt͡soː] ⓘ; Lower Sorbian Wjelcej) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in southeastern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km northwest of Hoyerswerda, and 23 km southwest of Cottbus.

Demography

  • Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
    Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
  • 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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
    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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
Welzow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 630—    
1890 684+0.55%
1910 5,549+11.03%
1925 6,962+1.52%
1939 7,815+0.83%
1950 8,235+0.48%
1964 7,685−0.49%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 7,481−0.38%
1981 6,277−1.74%
1985 6,354+0.31%
1990 5,602−2.49%
1995 5,071−1.97%
2000 4,838−0.94%
2005 4,183−2.87%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 3,806−1.87%
2015 3,645−0.86%
2016 3,552−2.55%
2017 3,490−1.75%
2018 3,418−2.06%
2019 3,384−0.99%
2020 3,317−1.98%

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  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
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