Schenkendöbern

Schenkendöbern (Lower Sorbian Derbno) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Schenkendöbern
Municipality
Church in Pinnow
Location of Schenkendöbern within Spree-Neiße district
Schenkendöbern Schenkendöbern
Coordinates: 51°56′01″N 14°37′20″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Ralph Homeister
Area
• Total	213.89 km2 (82.58 sq mi)
Elevation	51 m (167 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	3,495
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03172
Dialling codes	03561, 035691, 035692, 035693
Vehicle registration	SPN
Website	www.schenkendoebern.de

History

From 1815 to 1947, Schenkendöbern 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 in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
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  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Schenkendöbern: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,674 —     1890 4,259 −0.62% 1910 4,286 +0.03% 1925 4,459 +0.26% 1939 4,314 −0.24% 1950 6,484 +3.77% 1964 5,225 −1.53%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 4,791 −1.23% 1981 4,170 −1.38% 1985 4,037 −0.81% 1990 3,904 −0.67% 1995 4,120 +1.08% 2000 4,545 +1.98% 2005 4,264 −1.27%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 3,942 −1.56% 2015 3,662 −1.46% 2016 3,613 −1.34% 2017 3,613 +0.00% 2018 3,599 −0.39% 2019 3,572 −0.75% 2020 3,543 −0.81%