Großkmehlen is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. The places of the municipality Großkmehlen belong to the few places in the southern part of the district Oberspreewald-Lausitz, which are not located in Lusatia.[3]

Großkmehlen
Castle
Castle
Location of Großkmehlen within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
SaxonyCottbusDahme-SpreewaldElbe-ElsterSpree-NeißeTeltow-FlämingAltdöbernBronkowCalauFrauendorfGroßkmehlenGroßräschenGrünewaldGutebornHermsdorfHohenbockaKroppenLauchhammerLindenauLübbenauLuckaitztalNeupetershainNeu-SeelandOrtrandRuhlandSchipkauSchwarzbachSchwarzheideSenftenbergTettauVetschau
Großkmehlen is located in Germany
Großkmehlen
Großkmehlen
Großkmehlen is located in Brandenburg
Großkmehlen
Großkmehlen
Coordinates: 51°23′N 13°44′E / 51.383°N 13.733°E / 51.383; 13.733
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.Ortrand
Subdivisions3 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2019–24) Dietmar Bruntsch[1]
Area
 • Total13.75 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,067
 • Density78/km2 (200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01990
Dialling codes035755
Vehicle registrationOSL
Websitewww.grosskmehlen.de

History edit

From 1815 to 1944, Großkmehlen was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony and from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. 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)
Großkmehlen: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 850—    
1890 870+0.16%
1910 910+0.23%
1925 966+0.40%
1933 966+0.00%
1939 984+0.31%
1946 1,467+5.87%
1950 1,627+2.62%
1964 1,623−0.02%
1971 1,668+0.39%
1981 1,541−0.79%
1985 1,517−0.39%
1989 1,460−0.95%
1990 1,439−1.44%
1991 1,410−2.02%
1992 1,396−0.99%
1993 1,430+2.44%
1994 1,360−4.90%
1995 1,355−0.37%
1996 1,351−0.30%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 1,342−0.67%
1998 1,323−1.42%
1999 1,326+0.23%
2000 1,332+0.45%
2001 1,333+0.08%
2002 1,325−0.60%
2003 1,312−0.98%
2004 1,289−1.75%
2005 1,286−0.23%
2006 1,267−1.48%
2007 1,255−0.95%
2008 1,237−1.43%
2009 1,176−4.93%
2010 1,182+0.51%
2011 1,097−7.19%
2012 1,105+0.73%
2013 1,094−1.00%
2014 1,097+0.27%
2015 1,086−1.00%
2016 1,103+1.57%

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. ^ Artikel in der Lausitzer Rundschau vom 9. August 2008
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons