Tauer

Tauer
Turjej
Location of Tauer within Spree-Neiße district
Location of Tauer
Tauer
Tauer
Coordinates: 51°54′N 14°27′E / 51.900°N 14.450°E / 51.900; 14.450
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.Peitz
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Karin Kallauke[1]
Area
 • Total
41.91 km2 (16.18 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
682
 • Density16.3/km2 (42.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03185
Dialling codes035601
Vehicle registrationSPN

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

History

The area is known to have been settled as early as the Bronze Age. The first written mention was in 1632 as Tawern Tauer. In 1652, it was known as the village of Taurow.[3] From 1815 to 1947, Tauer was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Demography

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2024 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2023)" (XLS). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
  3. ^ "Geschichtliches aus der Gemeinde Tauer". Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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