Schlieben

Schlieben
Town
General view of Schlieben, with the bell-tower of historic St Martin’s Church at left
Coat of arms
Location of Schlieben within Elbe-Elster district
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Coordinates: 51°43′00″N 13°22′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.	Schlieben
Subdivisions	6 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Cornelia Schülzchen (CDU)
Area
• Total	78.22 km2 (30.20 sq mi)
Elevation	89 m (292 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,397
• Density	31/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04936
Dialling codes	035361
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.schlieben.com

Schlieben (Lower Sorbian: Sliwin, pronounced [ˈslʲiwʲin]) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Bad Liebenwerda. Schlieben was the site of a concentration camp during The Holocaust.

History

From 1815 to 1944, Schlieben was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

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)

Schlieben population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 3,374 —     1890 3,196 −0.36% 1910 2,910 −0.47% 1925 2,778 −0.31% 1933 2,802 +0.11% 1939 2,686 −0.70% 1946 4,427 +7.40% 1950 4,496 +0.39% 1964 3,966 −0.89% 1971 3,974 +0.03% 1981 3,620 −0.93% 1985 3,562 −0.40% 1989 3,472 −0.64% 1990 3,403 −1.99% 1991 3,351 −1.53% 1992 3,327 −0.72% 1993 3,294 −0.99% 1994 3,258 −1.09% 1995 3,242 −0.49% 1996 3,222 −0.62%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 3,272 +1.55% 1998 3,279 +0.21% 1999 3,207 −2.20% 2000 3,188 −0.59% 2001 3,102 −2.70% 2002 3,069 −1.06% 2003 3,032 −1.21% 2004 2,993 −1.29% 2005 2,930 −2.10% 2006 2,807 −4.20% 2007 2,775 −1.14% 2008 2,734 −1.48% 2009 2,695 −1.43% 2010 2,665 −1.11% 2011 2,609 −2.10% 2012 2,588 −0.80% 2013 2,564 −0.93% 2014 2,511 −2.07% 2015 2,452 −2.35% 2016 2,422 −1.22%

Notable people

Sons and daughters of the city

• Ernst Legal (1881-1955), actor, director and director

People connected with the city

• Edwin Zimmermann (* 1948), politician (SPD), 1990-1997 Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry of the State of Brandenburg