AfterWorld War II, Briesen was incorporated into the State ofBrandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and theBezirk Cottbus ofEast Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Briesen has been part of Brandenburg.
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)
Briesen [Spreewald]: Population development within the current boundaries (2013)[3]