Buckow (Calau)

Buckow ; Bukow City of Calau Coordinates: 51 ° 45 ′ 39 " N , 13 ° 54 ′ 43" E
Height :	84 m above sea level NHN
Area :	4.72 km²
Residents :	143 (Jun 1, 2020)
Population density :	30 inhabitants / km²
Incorporation :	December 31, 2001
Postal code :	03205
Area code :	03541

Buckow , Bukow in Lower Sorbian , is a district of the city of Calau in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district in southern Brandenburg .

geography

Buckow is located in Niederlausitz in the Niederlausitzer Landücken nature park . To the north of the village is the former Seese-West opencast mine , through which the former Seese village was excavated . To the northeast lies Mlode . The city of Calau joins in the southeast. Säritz is located south of Buckow . In the west the place borders on Erpitz and Groß Jehser .

Village church

The name Buckow is derived from the Sorbian word buk for beech . Buckow belonged to the lordship of Lübbenau , the Count of Lynar .

Administratively, the place belonged to the district of Calau . On December 31, 2001 Buckow was incorporated into the city of Calau together with Gollmitz , Craupe , Groß Jehser and Zinnitz .

Population development in Buckow from 1875 to 2000
year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents	year	Residents
1875	246	1933	195	1964	222	1989	171	1993	169	1997	169
1890	220	1939	187	1971	207	1990	167	1994	168	1998	179
1910	218	1946	308	1981	190	1991	167	1995	166	1999	190
1925	215	1950	279	1985	186	1992	170	1996	171	2000	194

The Buckow village church was built in the 14th century and was probably given the west tower in 1671 . From 1898 to 1904 it was significantly rebuilt. A neo-Gothic church interior was also preserved .
An atonement cross from the Thirty Years' War is on the corner of Dorfstrasse and Säritzer Weg in front of the former inn.

Federal Autobahn 13 runs west of Buckow .

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