Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf Explained

Coordinates:51.6°N 13.7667°W
Image Plan:Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf in EE.png
State:Brandenburg
District:Elbe-Elster
Amt:Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz)
Elevation:117
Area:40.78
Postal Code:03238
Area Code:03531
Licence:EE, FI, LIB
Gemeindeschlüssel:12 0 62 293
Divisions:3 Ortsteile
Mayor:Christoph Drangosch[1]
Leader Term:2024 - 29

Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf (Lower Sorbian: Swětłe-Šachlejce) is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf (Lichterfeld, Schacksdorf and Lieskau) were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 31 December 1997, the municipality of Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf was formed by merging the municipalities of Lichterfeld and Schacksdorf. On 31 December 1998, the municipality of Lieskau was merged into it.

Demography

Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)
[2]
YearPopulation
1875 align=right 934
1890 align=right 1 005
1910 align=right 1 262
1925 align=right 1 208
1933 align=right 1 172
1939 align=right 1 280
1946 align=right 1 513
1950 align=right 1 488
1964 align=right 1 292
1971 align=right 1 278
YearPopulation
1981 align=right 1 114
1985 align=right 1 076
1989 align=right 1 021
1990 align=right 999
1991 align=right 1 028
1992 align=right 1 021
1993 align=right 1 012
1994 align=right 1 345
1995 align=right 1 371
1996 align=right 1 427
YearPopulation
1997 align=right 1 405
1998 align=right 1 410
1999 align=right 1 385
2000 align=right 1 367
2001 align=right 1 289
2002 align=right 1 262
2003 align=right 1 263
2004 align=right 1 209
2005 align=right 1 214
2006 align=right 1 193
YearPopulation
2007 align=right 1 151
2008 align=right 1 137
2009 align=right 1 123
2010 align=right 1 101
2011 align=right 1 050
2012 align=right 1 018
2013 align=right 983
2014 align=right 965
2015 align=right 1 121
2016 align=right 1 110

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/ergebnisse/buergermeisterwahlen/ergebnisse/~12062000 Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters
  2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons