Calau Kalawa | |
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 Town hall of Calau | |
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Location of Calau within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district  | |
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| Coordinates:51°44′45″N13°57′03″E / 51.74583°N 13.95083°E /51.74583; 13.95083 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz |
| Subdivisions | Town of Calau and 11 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2023–31) | Marco Babenz[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 163.5 km2 (63.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 93 m (305 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,695 |
| • Density | 47.06/km2 (121.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 03205 |
| Dialling codes | 03541 |
| Vehicle registration | OSL, CA, SFB |
| Website | www.calau.de/ |
Calau (German pronunciation:[ˈkaːlaʊ]ⓘ;Lower Sorbian:Kalawa,pronounced[ˈkalawa]) is a small town in theOberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southernBrandenburg, in easternGermany. It is situated 14 km south ofLübbenau, and 27 km west ofCottbus. Calau is also called the home of theKalauer.
The Town of Calau is situated in the middle ofLower Lusatia, about 27 km west ofCottbus at the eastern edge of theLower Lusatian Ridge Nature Park as well as at the southern edge of the famousSpree Forest.[citation needed]
The area around Calau is strongly characterized by formerlignite mining sites, which are valuable retreat areas for animals and plants nowadays. Many places are left to nature after recultivation,The Heinz Sielmann Foundation adopted numerous areas, others are managed near-natural and sustainably by the state forest administration.Foresters offer walking tours through the region. Particularly the "Geologische und Naturlehrpfad Luttchensberg" is a sight to see.
The town was first mentioned, asCalowe, in 1279.[4] Its name is of Slavic origin and comes from the old Sorbian and Polish wordkał, which means "swamp" or "bog".[4] The town was at various times ruled by Bohemian, Hungarian, Saxon and Polish monarchs, before it was annexed byPrussia in 1815. It was located on an important trade route, called the "Salt Road", which was used to transport salt fromHalle to Lusatia and further east to Poland.[5] From 1815 to 1947, Calau was part of thePrussianProvince of Brandenburg.
From 1952 to 1990, it was part of theBezirk Cottbus ofEast Germany.
There are only a few people withSorbian roots living in Calau today, although theSorbs were quite a large minority in 1843 with about 30.8 percent of the overall population. In following years the number ofSorbs decreased rapidly, and in 1900 only 3.5 percent of the population wereSorbs.
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Werner Suchner (independent) was elected in 2009 with 55,3 % of the vote.[7]
The municipal assembly (Stadtverordnetenversammlung) consists of 18 "Stadtverordneten" plus the "Buergermeister" (town mayor).
(Stand:Kommunalwahl am 28. September 2008)
Thetransmitter station Calau, which belongs to theDeutsche Telekom radiates a variety ofVHF-and TV-programmes of therbb forBrandenburg.[citation needed] Its radio mast is a reinforced concrete tower of 190 m height, the so-called "Langer Calauer", in the southwest of town. It was built in 1982.
There are noBundesstraßen going through Calau, the motorway junction Calau is seven km to the northwest at theA 13.
Calau is situated at the railroad linesCottbus–Leipzig andLübbenau–Senftenberg.
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