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Döbern

Town in Brandenburg, Germany

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Döbern (German pronunciation: [ˈdøːbɐn] ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Derbno) is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 25 km southeast of Cottbus, and 15 km south of Forst (Lausitz).

01History

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

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)
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)

02Demography

Döbern: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 765,     
1890 1,068+2.25%
1910 4,135+7.00%
1925 4,168+0.05%
1933 4,587+1.20%
1939 4,632+0.16%
1946 4,334−0.95%
1950 4,856+2.88%
1964 5,009+0.22%
1971 5,150+0.40%
1981 5,072−0.15%
1985 4,883−0.94%
1989 4,732−0.78%
1990 4,672−1.27%
1991 4,593−1.69%
1992 4,515−1.70%
1993 4,433−1.82%
1994 4,389−0.99%
1995 4,322−1.53%
1996 4,259−1.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 4,224−0.82%
1998 4,186−0.90%
1999 4,171−0.36%
2000 4,118−1.27%
2001 4,053−1.58%
2002 4,047−0.15%
2003 4,027−0.49%
2004 3,983−1.09%
2005 3,895−2.21%
2006 3,851−1.13%
2007 3,786−1.69%
2008 3,696−2.38%
2009 3,642−1.46%
2010 3,618−0.66%
2011 3,501−3.23%
2012 3,399−2.91%
2013 3,351−1.41%
2014 3,328−0.69%
2015 3,296−0.96%
2016 3,291−0.15%
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