Bronkow (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁɔŋko], Lower Sorbian: [ˈbrɔŋkɔw]) is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany.

Bronkow
Location of Bronkow within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
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Bronkow is located in Germany
Bronkow
Bronkow
Bronkow is located in Brandenburg
Bronkow
Bronkow
Coordinates: 51°40′00″N 13°55′00″E / 51.66667°N 13.91667°E / 51.66667; 13.91667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.Altdöbern
Subdivisions2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Martina Möller[1]
Area
 • Total38.21 km2 (14.75 sq mi)
Elevation
129 m (423 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total555
 • Density15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03205
Dialling codes035435
Vehicle registrationOSL
Websitewww.amt-altdoebern.de

Geography edit

Bronkow is one of the five municipalities in the Amt of Altdöbern. The municipality includes the districts (German: Ortsteile) of Lipten (Lower Sorbian: Libeśin) and Lug (Ług), as well as the inhabited communities (bewohnte Gemeindeteile) of Rutzkau (Cernjow) and Saadow (Žadow) and the residential areas of Amandusdorf and Forsthaus Lipten.[3]

History edit

From 1815 to 1945, Bronkow 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)
Bronkow: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 1,092—    
1890 928−1.08%
1910 1,011+0.43%
1925 975−0.24%
1933 968−0.09%
1939 1,072+1.72%
1946 1,300+2.79%
1950 1,288−0.23%
1964 924−2.34%
1971 945+0.32%
1981 796−1.70%
1985 757−1.25%
1989 755−0.07%
1990 764+1.19%
1991 742−2.88%
1992 739−0.40%
1993 739+0.00%
1994 739+0.00%
1995 728−1.49%
1996 728+0.00%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 721−0.96%
1998 718−0.42%
1999 720+0.28%
2000 732+1.67%
2001 741+1.23%
2002 723−2.43%
2003 707−2.21%
2004 700−0.99%
2005 692−1.14%
2006 680−1.73%
2007 658−3.24%
2008 652−0.91%
2009 654+0.31%
2010 628−3.98%
2011 638+1.59%
2012 637−0.16%
2013 635−0.31%
2014 610−3.94%
2015 601−1.48%
2016 586−2.50%

References edit

  1. ^ Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ "Dienstleistungsportal der Landesverwaltung Brandenburg. Gemeinde Bronkow". 2021-09-30. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons