Schwarzheide Carny Gózd | |
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Location of Schwarzheide Carny Gózd within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district  | |
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| Coordinates:51°28′59″N13°52′00″E / 51.48306°N 13.86667°E /51.48306; 13.86667 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz |
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| • Mayor(2016–24) | Christoph Schmidt[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.44 km2 (12.91 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 99 m (325 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 5,637 |
| • Density | 168.6/km2 (436.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01987 |
| Dialling codes | 035752 |
| Vehicle registration | OSL (until 1994 SFB) |
| Website | www.schwarzheide.de |
Schwarzheide (German pronunciation:[ˈʃvaʁtsˌhaɪdə]ⓘ;Lower Sorbian:Carny Gózd) is a town in theOberspreewald-Lausitz district, inLower Lusatia,Brandenburg,Germany. It is situated on the riverSchwarze Elster, 11 km southwest ofSenftenberg, 110 km south ofBerlin and 40 km north ofDresden. The little river Pössnitz runs through the eastern part of Schwarzheide.
Immediate neighbors of the town are the townsRuhland (south),Lauchhammer (west),Schipkau (north) andSenftenberg with the districtBrieske (east).
Schwarzheide has the following districts[3]
The town's landmark is the watertower. Today´s industrial town, Schwarzheide, was created on October 1, 1936, from the independent communities, Zschornegosda (today Schwarzheide-West) and Naundorf (now part of Schwarzheide-Ost). The name was translated from theSorbian name, "Zschornegosda", (corny = black,gozd = heath, wood).The date of foundation of this community is unknown. Zschornegosda and Naundorf were founded in the 12th or the 13th century after the Christianization of the Sorbs.
The first written evidence of Naundorf (asNuwendorff) came from a pledge deed from 1421. Zschornegosda was first written in 1449 (asCschörnegast) in feudal deed of DukeFrederick II, Elector of Saxony. Naundorf is a typical streetvillage. Zschornegosda is a rotunde calledokolnica. The chapel was on the highest point of a sandy knoll.
The development of both villages was retarded by wars, fires, and epidemics. Until the 18th century, the villages had no more than 100 inhabitants.
In 1780, the discovery oflignite coal west of Zschornegosda in Bockwitz lead to mining and the foundation of briquette factories (Ferdinand, Victoria, Victoria II). The river,Schwarze Elster, was drained and converted to a canal, so it was no longer possible to live from fishing. Highway A13 was built in 1936.
When the village's population reached eight-thousand inhabitants, the village became a town on January 11, 1967.
After 1990, Synthesewerk Schwarzheide became a part ofBASF AG, which manufacturespolyurethane.
The river, Schwarze Elster, forms the border between lower and upperLusatia.From 1635, both Zschornegosda and Naundorf were part of theElectorate of Saxony. In 1815 both villages came to Prussia because of theCongress of Vienna. From 1815 to 1947, they were part of thePrussianProvince of Brandenburg.Between 1818 and 1952, Zschornegosda and Naundorf were part ofKreis Calau.From 1952 to 1990, Schwarzheide was a part ofKreis Senftenberg in theBezirk Cottbus ofEast Germany.
In 1990, town was annexed toBrandenburg, and, on December 6, 1993, toOberspreewald-Lausitz.
The town parliament of Schwarzheide comprises the mayor and 18 members.
The turnout stood at 56,9 percent.
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Symbol is the 36 m high water tower built in 1943/44 by French prisoners of war.Lutherkirche from 1754 is also located in the center. The oldestnightclub in eastern Germany isFreizeitpark Wandelhof and there is also a cinema with four sals and 650 places.
Pine forests, lakes, meadows, and pastures surround Schwarzheide. TheLusatian Lake District andSpreewald are also near Schwarzheide.
Eurospeedway Lausitz is near.
federal highway 13Bundesautobahn 13 from Berlin to Dresden, in southB 169. There is a rail way point in Schwarzheide-Ost.
A 13 (E 55): Berlin–Dresden (Anschlussstelle (16) Schwarzheide and Anschlussstelle (17) Ruhland)
RE 18: Falkenberg (Elster)–Bad Liebenwerda–Lauchhammer–Ruhland–Schwarzheide-Ost–Senftenberg–Drebkau–Cottbus
The largest employer isBASF Schwarzheide GmbH, and the company is building a battery supply plant.[6] Other companies include Fränkische Rohrwerke and PeinigerRöRo.
In Schwarzheide exist a secondary school (Schwarzheide-Wandelhof), a high school (Emil-Fischer), a division of Oberstufenzentrums Lausitz (OSZ) to trainlaboratory technicians andchemistss, and a music school.
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