Tauer (Sorbian: Turjej) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
Tauer
Turjej | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tauer within Spree-Neiße district  | |
  Tauer  Tauer | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′N 14°27′E / 51.900°N 14.450°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Spree-Neiße |
| Municipal assoc. | Peitz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Karin Kallauke[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 41.91 km2 (16.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 703 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 03185 |
| Dialling codes | 035601 |
| Vehicle registration | SPN |
History edit
The area is known to have been settled as early as the Bronze Age. The first written mention was in 1632 as Tawern Tauer. In 1652, it was known as the village of Taurow.[3] From 1815 to 1947, Tauer was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography edit
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References edit
- ^ Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ "Geschichtliches aus der Gemeinde Tauer". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links edit
Media related to Tauer at Wikimedia Commons
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