Merzdorf (Cottbus)
Merzdorf
Žylowk City of Cottbus
Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 44 ″ N , 14 ° 23 ′ 7 ″ E
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Height : | 70 m above sea level NHN |
Area : | 7.4 km² |
Residents : | 1091 (April 30, 2020) |
Population density : | 147 inhabitants / km² |
Incorporation : | December 6, 1993 |
Postal code : | 03042 |
Area code : | 0355 |
Location of Merzdorf in Cottbus
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View over Merzdorf to the former Cottbus-Nord opencast mine (2007)
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Merzdorf , Žylowk in Lower Sorbian , is a district of the city of Cottbus in Brandenburg . In 2017 there were 1,088 residents.
history
The place was first mentioned in 1411.
On January 1, 1974 Merzdorf was incorporated into Dissenchen . On December 31, 1988 Merzdorf was again an independent municipality, before the place was incorporated into Cottbus on December 6, 1993.
Residents
- 1884/86 308, of which 300 were Wenden / Lower Sorbs
- 1953 856, including 305 Wenden / Lower Sorbs (35.6%)
- 1993/95 5.7% with knowledge of Lower Sorbian
- 2006 1,107
- 2010 1,107
- 2015 1,108
- 2017 1,088
Sights and culture
- Merzdorf observation tower to the Cottbus Baltic Sea
- Train stop Cottbus Merzdorf
- Church of the Regional Church Community
- War cemetery
- Cemetery of the former prisoner of war camp (1914–1920)
Web links
Commons : Cottbus-Merzdorf - Collection of images, videos and audio files
proof
- ↑ residents by district. In: cottbus.de. City administration Cottbus - Citizen Service Department, April 30, 2020, accessed on June 12, 2020 .
- ^ Changes in the municipalities of Germany, see 1993 StBA
- ^ Surveys by Arnošt Muka
- ↑ Ernst Tschernik: The development of the Sorbian population . Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1954
- ↑ residents by district. In: cottbus.de. City administration Cottbus - Citizen Service Department, June 30, 2017, accessed on September 29, 2017 .