Schlieben | |
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General view of Schlieben, with the bell-tower of historic St Martin’s Church at left | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Schlieben within Elbe-Elster district | |
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Coordinates: 51°43′00″N 13°22′59″E / 51.71667°N 13.38306°E / 51.71667; 13.38306 | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Elbe-Elster |
Municipal assoc. | Schlieben |
Subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2024–29) | Cornelia Schülzchen (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 78.22 km (30.20 sq mi) |
Elevation | 89 m (292 ft) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,397 |
• Density | 31/km (79/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 04936 |
Dialling codes | 035361 |
Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB |
Website | www.schlieben.com |
Schlieben (Lower Sorbian: Sliwin, pronounced [ˈslʲiwʲin]) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Bad Liebenwerda. Schlieben was the site of a concentration camp during The Holocaust.
History
From 1815 to 1944, Schlieben was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography
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Notable people
Sons and daughters of the city
- Ernst Legal (1881-1955), actor, director and director
People connected with the city
- Edwin Zimmermann (* 1948), politician (SPD), 1990-1997 Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry of the State of Brandenburg
References
- Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- "Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Search Results".
- Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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