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 (2024–29) Dietmar Bruntsch[1]
Area
 • Total
13.75 km2 (5.31 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
1,067
 • 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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  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