Werben (Spreewald)

Werben Wjerbno
Municipality
Location of Werben within Spree-Neiße district
File:Germany adm location map.svg File:Red pog.svg Werben File:Brandenburg location map.svg File:Red pog.svg Werben
Coordinates: 51°49′N 14°14′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.	Burg (Spreewald)
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Daniel Troppa
Area
• Total	24.94 km2 (9.63 sq mi)
Elevation	58 m (190 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,730
• Density	69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03096
Dialling codes	035603
Vehicle registration	SPN
Website	www.amt-burg-spreewald.de

Werben (Lower Sorbian: Wjerbno) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Werben was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. After World War II, Werben was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Werben has been part of Brandenburg.

Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Werben (Spreewald).pdf

Werben [Spreewald]: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 2,022 —     1890 1,995 −0.09% 1910 1,886 −0.28% 1925 1,821 −0.23% 1933 1,839 +0.12% 1939 1,922 +0.74% 1946 2,439 +3.46% 1950 2,254 −1.95% 1964 1,814 −1.54% 1971 1,719 −0.77% 1981 1,627 −0.55% 1985 1,553 −1.16% 1989 1,560 +0.11% 1990 1,539 −1.35% 1991 1,511 −1.82% 1992 1,513 +0.13% 1993 1,541 +1.85% 1994 1,564 +1.49% 1995 1,651 +5.56% 1996 1,744 +5.63%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,838 +5.39% 1998 1,891 +2.88% 1999 1,927 +1.90% 2000 1,942 +0.78% 2001 1,926 −0.82% 2002 1,908 −0.93% 2003 1,900 −0.42% 2004 1,872 −1.47% 2005 1,865 −0.37% 2006 1,842 −1.23% 2007 1,843 +0.05% 2008 1,812 −1.68% 2009 1,795 −0.94% 2010 1,763 −1.78% 2011 1,719 −2.50% 2012 1,700 −1.11% 2013 1,689 −0.65% 2014 1,694 +0.30% 2015 1,703 +0.53% 2016 1,718 +0.88%