Neiße-Malxetal

Neiße-Malxetal (Polish: Mała Nysa Niemiecka) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Neiße-Malxetal Mała Nysa Niemiecka
Municipality
Location of Neiße-Malxetal Mała Nysa Niemiecka within Spree-Neiße district
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Coordinates: 51°37′00″N 14°41′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.	Döbern-Land
Subdivisions	5 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	René Prüfer (AfD)
Area
• Total	82.57 km2 (31.88 sq mi)
Elevation	120 m (390 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,589
• Density	19/km2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03159
Dialling codes	035600
Vehicle registration	SPN

History

From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Neiße-Malxetal were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 31 December 2001, the municipality of Neiße-Malxetal was formed by merging the municipalities of Groß Kölzig, Jerischke, Jocksdorf, Klein Kölzig and Preschen.

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)

Neiße-Malxetal: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,804 —     1890 1,822 +0.07% 1910 2,868 +2.29% 1925 3,122 +0.57% 1933 3,267 +0.57% 1939 3,145 −0.63% 1946 3,283 +0.62% 1950 3,532 +1.84% 1964 3,011 −1.13% 1971 2,868 −0.69% 1981 2,190 −2.66% 1985 2,058 −1.54% 1989 1,994 −0.79% 1990 1,965 −1.45% 1991 1,909 −2.85% 1992 1,874 −1.83% 1993 1,868 −0.32% 1994 1,856 −0.64% 1995 1,842 −0.75% 1996 1,855 +0.71%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,885 +1.62% 1998 1,895 +0.53% 1999 1,926 +1.64% 2000 1,947 +1.09% 2001 1,943 −0.21% 2002 1,937 −0.31% 2003 1,912 −1.29% 2004 1,910 −0.10% 2005 1,886 −1.26% 2006 1,856 −1.59% 2007 1,836 −1.08% 2008 1,800 −1.96% 2009 1,799 −0.06% 2010 1,799 +0.00% 2011 1,740 −3.28% 2012 1,712 −1.61% 2013 1,699 −0.76% 2014 1,662 −2.18% 2015 1,657 −0.30% 2016 1,624 −1.99%