Jänschwalde

Jänschwalde (Sorbian: Janšojce) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße in Brandenburg in East Germany. It is situated in the region of Niederlausitz. The nearest town is Peitz; Cottbus is 25 km away.

Jänschwalde/Janšojce
Location of Jänschwalde/Janšojce within Spree-Neiße district
Jänschwalde/Janšojce Show map of Germany Jänschwalde/Janšojce Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°51′43″N 14°29′57″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.	Peitz
Subdivisions	4 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Helmut Badtke
Area
• Total	81.24 km^2 (31.37 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	1,523
• Density	19/km^2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	03197, außer OT Grießen: 03172
Dialling codes	035607, außer OT Grießen: 035696
Vehicle registration	SPN

Municipal arrangement

The municipality of Jänschwalde-Janšojce is divided into three parts:

• Jänschwalde-Dorf
• Kolonie
• Jänschwalde East

Jänschwalde-Dorf

Jänschwalde-Dorf (village) is separated from Kolonie by a small brook called Puschanitzka. It flows through a field between the two districts. In the village there is a tavern called K5. Not far away from there is a small store and a place called the Jugendbude, for the young people of the village.

Near the store and the Jugendbude is the village church, which was built in 1806/07. In the nearby belltower there are three bells from the 15th and 16th centuries. Also next to the church is the German-Sorb Museum, which details the area's past.

Kolonie

In Kolonie (colony) the inhabitants have a butcher, a store, a post office, and a restaurant—the brewery Zur Linde. The cemetery is also located in Kolonie.

Jänschwalde East

Three kilometers into the forest is East Jänschwalde, which was established in 1952 as a housing development for the soldiers of the nearby air base. Here there are mostly new buildings, including a primary school and a kindergarten. There is also das Ländliche Sozio-kulturelle Zentrum (the Rural Socio-Cultural Center), which serves as a meeting place for young and old. Activities there include crafting afternoons, a library, and sport programs, such as judo. East Jänschwalde is also connected to the public railroad network through the Regional Express line from Cottbus to Frankfurt (Oder).

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)

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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 2,125 —     1890 2,261 +0.41% 1910 2,239 −0.05% 1925 2,196 −0.13% 1933 2,175 −0.12% 1939 2,160 −0.12% 1946 3,125 +5.42% 1950 2,985 −1.14% 1964 3,335 +0.80% 1971 3,255 −0.35% 1981 3,365 +0.33% 1985 3,181 −1.40% 1989 3,677 +3.69% 1990 3,501 −4.79% 1991 3,373 −3.66% 1992 3,390 +0.50% 1993 3,393 +0.09% 1994 3,304 −2.62% 1995 3,209 −2.88% 1996 3,104 −3.27%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 2,976 −4.12% 1998 2,877 −3.33% 1999 2,754 −4.28% 2000 2,807 +1.92% 2001 2,704 −3.67% 2002 2,522 −6.73% 2003 2,222 −11.90% 2004 2,109 −5.09% 2005 2,019 −4.27% 2006 1,963 −2.77% 2007 1,884 −4.02% 2008 1,828 −2.97% 2009 1,776 −2.84% 2010 1,751 −1.41% 2011 1,638 −6.45% 2012 1,585 −3.24% 2013 1,570 −0.95% 2014 1,559 −0.70% 2015 1,535 −1.54% 2016 1,563 +1.82%

Points of interest

• Jänschwalde Power Station
• Cottbus-Drewitz Airport

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2018". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). July 2019.
2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons