Schlieben

Town in Brandenburg, Germany

(2019–24) Cornelia Schülzchen^[1] (CDU)Area • Total78.22 km² (30.20 sq mi)Elevation89 m (292 ft)Population • Total2,397 • Density31/km² (79/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes035361Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIBWebsitewww.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.^[3]

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

Schlieben population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[4]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 3,374 —     1890 3,196 −0.36% 1910 2,910 −0.47% 1925 2,778 −0.31% 1933 2,802 +0.11% 1939 2,686 −0.70% 1946 4,427 +7.40% 1950 4,496 +0.39% 1964 3,966 −0.89% 1971 3,974 +0.03% 1981 3,620 −0.93% 1985 3,562 −0.40% 1989 3,472 −0.64% 1990 3,403 −1.99% 1991 3,351 −1.53% 1992 3,327 −0.72% 1993 3,294 −0.99% 1994 3,258 −1.09% 1995 3,242 −0.49% 1996 3,222 −0.62%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 3,272 +1.55% 1998 3,279 +0.21% 1999 3,207 −2.20% 2000 3,188 −0.59% 2001 3,102 −2.70% 2002 3,069 −1.06% 2003 3,032 −1.21% 2004 2,993 −1.29% 2005 2,930 −2.10% 2006 2,807 −4.20% 2007 2,775 −1.14% 2008 2,734 −1.48% 2009 2,695 −1.43% 2010 2,665 −1.11% 2011 2,609 −2.10% 2012 2,588 −0.80% 2013 2,564 −0.93% 2014 2,511 −2.07% 2015 2,452 −2.35% 2016 2,422 −1.22%

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

• Ernst Legal (1881-1955), actor, director and director

Personalities connected with the city

• Edwin Zimmermann (* 1948), politician (SPD), 1990-1997 Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry of the State of Brandenburg

References