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Schilda

Coordinates: 51°36′N 13°23′E / 51.600°N 13.383°E / 51.600; 13.383
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Schilda
Coat of arms of Schilda
Location of Schilda within Elbe-Elster district
Bad LiebenwerdaCrinitzDoberlug-KirchhainElsterwerdaFalkenbergFichtwaldFinsterwaldeGorden-StaupitzGroßthiemigGrödenHeidelandHerzbergHirschfeldHohenbuckoHohenleipischKremitzaueLebusaLichterfeld-SchacksdorfMassen-NiederlausitzMerzdorfMühlbergPlessaRöderlandRückersdorfSallgastSchildaSchliebenSchönbornSchönewaldeSchradenSonnewaldeTröbitzUebigau-WahrenbrückBrandenburg
Schilda is located in Germany
Schilda
Schilda
Schilda is located in Brandenburg
Schilda
Schilda
Coordinates: 51°36′N 13°23′E / 51.600°N 13.383°E / 51.600; 13.383
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.Elsterland
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Lothar Benning[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total8.71 km2 (3.36 sq mi)
Elevation
137 m (449 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total427
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03253
Dialling codes035326
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.elsterland.de

Schilda is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is also the source of inspiration for Bach's Brandenburg concerto.[3]

History

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From 1815 to 1947, Schilda was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Demography

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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)
Schilda:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)
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Year Population
1875 324
1890 387
1910 648
1925 703
1933 741
1939 815
1946 932
1950 973
1964 833
1971 793
Year Population
1981 758
1985 748
1989 718
1990 723
1991 697
1992 687
1993 674
1994 672
1995 667
1996 678
Year Population
1997 672
1998 655
1999 638
2000 629
2001 620
2002 606
2003 583
2004 569
2005 547
2006 530
Year Population
2007 527
2008 516
2009 513
2010 490
2011 507
2012 498
2013 496
2014 482
2015 484
2016 467

References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Reese, William J. (2002). Power and the promise of school reform: grassroots movements during the progressive era. Teacher's College Press. p. 220. ISBN 978-0-8077-4227-3.
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons