Ortrand

Ortrand (pronunciation ) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km southwest of Senftenberg, and 36 km north of Dresden.

Ortrand
Train station
Coat of arms
Location of Ortrand within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Ortrand Ortrand
Coordinates: 51°22′00″N 13°46′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.	Ortrand
Government
• Mayor	Niko Gebel (CDU)
Area
• Total	7.34 km^2 (2.83 sq mi)
Elevation	110 m (360 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,051
• Density	280/km^2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01990
Dialling codes	035755
Vehicle registration	OSL
Website	www.stadt-ortrand.de

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)

Ortrand: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[2]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,739 —     1890 1,793 +0.20% 1910 2,054 +0.68% 1925 2,288 +0.72% 1933 2,416 +0.68% 1939 2,574 +1.06% 1946 3,268 +3.47% 1950 3,259 −0.07% 1964 3,143 −0.26% 1971 3,152 +0.04% 1981 3,049 −0.33% 1985 3,070 +0.17% 1989 2,946 −1.03% 1990 2,839 −3.63% 1991 2,846 +0.25% 1992 2,802 −1.55% 1993 2,776 −0.93% 1994 2,744 −1.15% 1995 2,739 −0.18% 1996 2,740 +0.04%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 2,721 −0.69% 1998 2,716 −0.18% 1999 2,680 −1.33% 2000 2,634 −1.72% 2001 2,601 −1.25% 2002 2,570 −1.19% 2003 2,539 −1.21% 2004 2,544 +0.20% 2005 2,504 −1.57% 2006 2,430 −2.96% 2007 2,370 −2.47% 2008 2,316 −2.28% 2009 2,295 −0.91% 2010 2,265 −1.31% 2011 2,257 −0.35% 2012 2,213 −1.95% 2013 2,196 −0.77% 2014 2,164 −1.46% 2015 2,154 −0.46% 2016 2,144 −0.46%

Sons and daughters of the town

• Paul Lindau (1881-1945), sculptor
• Lutz Heßlich (born 1959), track racing cyclist, Olympic champion 1980 and 1988
• Gloria Siebert (born 1964), hurdler

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2019". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). July 2020.
2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons