Sallgast is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Sallgast
Location of Sallgast within Elbe-Elster district
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Sallgast is located in Germany
Sallgast
Sallgast
Sallgast is located in Brandenburg
Sallgast
Sallgast
Coordinates: 51°35′21″N 13°50′50″E / 51.58917°N 13.84722°E / 51.58917; 13.84722
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz)
Subdivisions9 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Frank Tischer[1]
Area
 • Total41.90 km2 (16.18 sq mi)
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,381
 • Density33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03238
Dialling codes035329
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.sallgast.de

History edit

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

Demography edit

 
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)
Sallgast:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)
[3]
Year Population
1875 1 452
1890 1 880
1910 4 073
1925 3 800
1933 3 728
1939 3 411
1946 4 376
1950 4 200
1964 3 253
1971 2 958
Year Population
1981 2 453
1985 2 341
1989 2 010
1990 1 930
1991 1 842
1992 1 789
1993 2 029
1994 1 809
1995 1 795
1996 1 770
Year Population
1997 1 819
1998 1 792
1999 1 778
2000 1 790
2001 1 793
2002 1 810
2003 1 819
2004 1 802
2005 1 772
2006 1 734
Year Population
2007 1 727
2008 1 712
2009 1 669
2010 1 630
2011 1 495
2012 1 523
2013 1 491
2014 1 479
2015 1 458
2016 1 445

References edit

  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. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons