Vetschau

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.

Vetschau/Wětošow
Coat of arms
Location of Vetschau/Wětošow within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Vetschau/Wětošow Show map of Germany Vetschau/Wětošow Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°46′59″N 14°04′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Subdivisions	10 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Bengt Kanzler (Ind.)
Area
• Total	110.22 km^2 (42.56 sq mi)
Elevation	60 m (200 ft)
Population  (2018-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,103
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	03226
Dialling codes	035433
Vehicle registration	OSL
Website	www.vetschau-online.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)
• 
  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Vetschau/Spreewald: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[2]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 7,243 —     1890 8,324 +0.93% 1910 8,254 −0.04% 1925 8,101 −0.12% 1933 7,675 −0.67% 1939 7,929 +0.54% 1946 10,798 +4.51% 1950 10,604 −0.45% 1964 11,938 +0.85% 1971 13,286 +1.54% 1981 13,059 −0.17% 1985 12,728 −0.64% 1989 12,304 −0.84% 1990 12,044 −2.11% 1991 11,534 −4.23%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 11,392 −1.23% 1993 11,283 −0.96% 1994 11,198 −0.75% 1995 11,170 −0.25% 1996 11,188 +0.16% 1997 11,139 −0.44% 1998 11,113 −0.23% 1999 10,956 −1.41% 2000 10,744 −1.94% 2001 10,470 −2.55% 2002 10,192 −2.66% 2003 10,025 −1.64% 2004 9,778 −2.46% 2005 9,616 −1.66% 2006 9,384 −2.41%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 9,208 −1.88% 2008 9,036 −1.87% 2009 8,903 −1.47% 2010 8,770 −1.49% 2011 8,702 −0.78% 2012 8,541 −1.85% 2013 8,491 −0.59% 2014 8,421 −0.82% 2015 8,307 −1.35% 2016 8,297 −0.12% 2017 8,182 −1.39% 2018 8,103 −0.97% 2019 7,941 −2.00%

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 US, was born in Vetschau.
• Hans Stiebner (1898-1958), actor and theater director

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

External links

Media related to Vetschau/Spreewald at Wikimedia Commons