Schlieben (Lower Sorbian: Sliwin, pronounced [ˈslʲiwʲin]) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Bad Liebenwerda. Schlieben was the site of a concentration camp during The Holocaust.[3]
History
From 1815 to 1944, Schlieben was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography
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Notable people
Sons and daughters of the city
- Ernst Legal (1881-1955), actor, director and director
People connected with the city
- Edwin Zimmermann (* 1948), politician (SPD), 1990-1997 Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry of the State of Brandenburg
References
- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ "Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Search Results".
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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