Vetschau
| Vetschau/Wětošow | ||
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  Vetschau/Wětošow Location of Vetschau/Wětošow within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district   | ||
| Coordinates: 51°46′59″N 14°04′00″E / 51.78306°N 14.06667°ECoordinates: 51°46′59″N 14°04′00″E / 51.78306°N 14.06667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Bengt Kanzler (Ind.) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 110.22 km2 (42.56 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) | |
| Population (2017-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,182 | |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 03226 | |
| Dialling codes | 035433 | |
| Vehicle registration | OSL | |
| Website | www.vetschau-online.de | |
Vetschau (Lower Sorbian: Wětošow) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the Spreewald, 18 km west of Cottbus.
Demography
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)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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Buildings
- At Vetschau, there is the Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow, the former world's tallest wind turbine (until two slightly taller wind turbines opened in Poland in 2012), and the stork nest webcam installed by Naturschutzbund Niederlausitz.
- Wendish-German double church
Vetschau castle
Sons and daughters of the town
- Richard Hellmann, (1876-1971), founder of Hellmann's Mayonnaise in the USA, was born in Vetschau.
- Hans Stiebner (1898-1958), actor and theater director
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2017 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2018.
- ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
Towns and municipalities in Oberspreewald-Lausitz | ||
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