Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz)

Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz) is an Amt ("municipal federation") in the district of Elbe-Elster, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Massen-Niederlausitz.

The Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz) consists of the following municipalities:

1. Crinitz
2. Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf
3. Massen-Niederlausitz
4. Sallgast

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)

Amt Kleine Elster (Niederlausitz):
Population development within the current boundaries^[1]

Year Population 1875 5 139 1890 5 611 1910 8 344 1925 8 204 1933 8 457 1939 8 599 1946 11 233 1950 11 060 1964 9 192 1971 8 916

Year Population 1981 7 709 1985 7 490 1989 7 017 1990 6 856 1991 6 706 1992 6 647 1993 6 931 1994 7 052 1995 7 051 1996 7 081

Year Population 1997 7 132 1998 7 138 1999 7 131 2000 7 135 2001 7 052 2002 6 973 2003 6 956 2004 6 842 2005 6 745 2006 6 570

Year Population 2007 6 465 2008 6 379 2009 6 260 2010 6 119 2011 5 868 2012 5 821 2013 5 729

1. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 51°39′00″N 13°46′59″E / 51.650°N 13.783°E