Merzdorf (Cottbus)

Merzdorf Žylowk City of Cottbus Coordinates: 51 ° 46 ′ 44 ″  N , 14 ° 23 ′ 7 ″  E
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
View over Merzdorf to the former Cottbus-Nord opencast mine (2007)

Church of the Regional Church Community

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

Volunteer firefighter

• 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

1. ↑ residents by district. In: cottbus.de. City administration Cottbus - Citizen Service Department, April 30, 2020, accessed on June 12, 2020 . 
2. ^ Changes in the municipalities of Germany, see 1993 StBA
3. ^ Surveys by Arnošt Muka
4. ↑ Ernst Tschernik: The development of the Sorbian population . Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1954
5. ↑ residents by district. In: cottbus.de. City administration Cottbus - Citizen Service Department, June 30, 2017, accessed on September 29, 2017 .