Merzdorf

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 (2019–24)	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

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

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%