Neupetershain

Neupetershain (Sorbian languages: Nowe Wiki, pronounced [ˈnɔwɛ ˈwʲikʲi]) is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Neupetershain
Municipality
Location of Neupetershain within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Neupetershain Neupetershain
Coordinates: 51°36′00″N 14°10′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.	Altdöbern
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Marita Theile
Area
• Total	18.71 km2 (7.22 sq mi)
Elevation	124 m (407 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,209
• Density	65/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03103
Dialling codes	035751
Vehicle registration	OSL

History

From 1815 to 1947, Neupetershain was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. 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)

Neupetershain: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 562 —     1890 603 +0.47% 1910 2,557 +7.49% 1925 2,862 +0.75% 1933 3,085 +0.94% 1939 3,238 +0.81% 1946 3,657 +1.75% 1950 3,822 +1.11% 1964 3,060 −1.58% 1971 2,843 −1.05% 1981 2,401 −1.68% 1985 2,266 −1.44% 1989 2,176 −1.01% 1990 2,105 −3.26% 1991 2,019 −4.09% 1992 2,000 −0.94% 1993 1,990 −0.50% 1994 1,961 −1.46% 1995 1,940 −1.07% 1996 1,874 −3.40%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,849 −1.33% 1998 1,846 −0.16% 1999 1,851 +0.27% 2000 1,827 −1.30% 2001 1,797 −1.64% 2002 1,717 −4.45% 2003 1,670 −2.74% 2004 1,642 −1.68% 2005 1,613 −1.77% 2006 1,553 −3.72% 2007 1,515 −2.45% 2008 1,473 −2.77% 2009 1,464 −0.61% 2010 1,433 −2.12% 2011 1,372 −4.26% 2012 1,314 −4.23% 2013 1,277 −2.82% 2014 1,246 −2.43% 2015 1,254 +0.64% 2016 1,229 −1.99%