Merzdorf

Merzdorf is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Merzdorf
Municipality
Location of Merzdorf within Elbe-Elster district
Merzdorf Merzdorf
Coordinates: 51°24′N 13°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.	Schradenland
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Andreas Fiebak
Area
• Total	12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	801
• Density	63/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04932
Dialling codes	03533
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.amt-schradenland.de

History

From 1952 to 1990, Merzdorf 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)

Merzdorf: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 400 —     1890 450 +0.79% 1910 500 +0.53% 1925 848 +3.58% 1933 842 −0.09% 1939 891 +0.95% 1946 1,207 +4.43% 1950 1,154 −1.12% 1964 1,130 −0.15% 1971 1,117 −0.17% 1981 1,112 −0.04% 1985 1,163 +1.13% 1989 1,155 −0.17% 1990 1,129 −2.25%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1991 1,102 −2.39% 1992 1,081 −1.91% 1993 1,083 +0.19% 1994 1,076 −0.65% 1995 1,075 −0.09% 1996 1,072 −0.28% 1997 1,066 −0.56% 1998 1,053 −1.22% 1999 1,046 −0.66% 2000 1,030 −1.53% 2001 1,029 −0.10% 2002 996 −3.21% 2003 988 −0.80% 2004 982 −0.61%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2005 962 −2.04% 2006 952 −1.04% 2007 947 −0.53% 2008 935 −1.27% 2009 912 −2.46% 2010 904 −0.88% 2011 878 −2.88% 2012 863 −1.71% 2013 862 −0.12% 2014 858 −0.46% 2015 825 −3.85% 2016 824 −0.12% 2017 817 −0.85%