Burg, Brandenburg

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Burg
Bórkowy
Municipality
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Location of Burg within Spree-Neiße district
Location of Burg
Burg is located in Germany
Burg
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Burg is located in Brandenburg
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Coordinates: 51°50′05″N 14°09′0″E / 51.83472°N 14.15000°E / 51.83472; 14.15000
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.Burg (Spreewald)
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Hans-Jürgen Dreger[1]
Area
 • Total
35.16 km2 (13.58 sq mi)
Elevation
57 m (187 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,179
 • Density118.9/km2 (307.8/sq mi)
Demonym(s)German: Burger
Lower Sorbian: Bórkowaŕ (m.), Bórkowaŕka (f.)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03096
Dialling codes035603
Vehicle registrationSPN, FOR, GUB, SPB
Websitewww.amt-burg-spreewald.de

Burg (Spreewald) (German pronunciation: [bʊʁk] ; Lower Sorbian: Bórkowy (Błota)) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Burg was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Burg was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Burg has been part of Brandenburg.

Demography

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)
Burg (Spreewald): Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,782—    
1890 4,605−0.25%
1910 4,680+0.08%
1925 4,401−0.41%
1933 4,463+0.18%
1939 4,292−0.65%
1946 5,770+4.32%
1950 5,259−2.29%
1964 4,209−1.58%
1971 4,172−0.13%
1981 3,843−0.82%
1985 3,793−0.33%
1989 3,794+0.01%
1990 3,763−0.82%
1991 3,717−1.22%
1992 3,718+0.03%
1993 3,789+1.91%
1994 3,833+1.16%
1995 3,927+2.45%
1996 4,060+3.39%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 4,131+1.75%
1998 4,272+3.41%
1999 4,406+3.14%
2000 4,498+2.09%
2001 4,529+0.69%
2002 4,577+1.06%
2003 4,564−0.28%
2004 4,555−0.20%
2005 4,556+0.02%
2006 4,582+0.57%
2007 4,536−1.00%
2008 4,469−1.48%
2009 4,459−0.22%
2010 4,391−1.53%
2011 4,357−0.77%
2012 4,312−1.03%
2013 4,323+0.26%
2014 4,335+0.28%
2015 4,338+0.07%
2016 4,318−0.46%

References