Schipkau

Schipkau
Municipality
Coat of arms of Schipkau
Coat of arms
Location of Schipkau within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
SaxonyCottbusDahme-SpreewaldElbe-ElsterSpree-NeißeTeltow-FlämingAltdöbernBronkowCalauFrauendorfGroßkmehlenGroßräschenGrünewaldGutebornHermsdorfHohenbockaKroppenLauchhammerLindenauLübbenauLuckaitztalNeupetershainNeu-SeelandOrtrandRuhlandSchipkauSchwarzbachSchwarzheideSenftenbergTettauVetschau
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Location of Schipkau
Schipkau is located in Germany
Schipkau
Schipkau
Schipkau is located in Brandenburg
Schipkau
Schipkau
Coordinates: 51°31′00″N 13°52′59″E / 51.51667°N 13.88306°E / 51.51667; 13.88306
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Subdivisions6 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2018–26) Klaus Prietzel[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
72.91 km2 (28.15 sq mi)
Elevation
109 m (358 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
6,614
 • Density90.71/km2 (234.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01993
Dialling codes035754
Vehicle registrationOSL
Websitewww.gemeinde-schipkau.de

Schipkau (Lower Sorbian: Šejkow, pronounced [ˈʃɛjkɔw]) is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Geography

The municipality is located in the north of the historical region of Lusatia, close to the motorway A13, connecting Berlin with Dresden.

Schipkau counts 5 civil parishes (Ortsteile): Annahütte, Drochow, Hörlitz, Klettwitz and Meuro.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Schipkau was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. In 2021, the Energiepark Lausitz[3] project of the municipality of Schipkau was realized on the Klettwitz Hochkippe by GP JOULE[4] with the partners Terravent and Steinbock EE.[5] There, the open spaces between the existing wind turbines are used for the construction and operation of photovoltaic systems.

On September 19th, 2024 construction work on GICON High-Altitude Wind Turbine in Klettwitz wind park, which belongs to Schipkau, started. It will have a nacelle height of 300 metres and a rotor diametre of 126 metres. When completed, it will not only be the tallest wind turbine in the world, but also the second-tallest man-made object in Germany and one of the tallest structures in the European Union [1].

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)
    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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
    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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Sport

See also: EuroSpeedway Lausitz

Close to Klettwitz and in north of Schipkau the "EuroSpeedway Lausitz" is located, a race track originally named "Lausitzring".

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Oberspreewald-Lausitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters Archived 2020-08-08 at the Wayback Machine, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ Grüner Wasserstoff im Energiepark Lausitz on YouTube, 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Energiepark Lausitz". www.gp-joule.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-08-04. Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  5. ^ GmbH, OPS Netzwerk (2021-01-31). "Lausitzer Netzwerk treibt Wasserstoffzukunft dank Bundesförderung voran". PT-Magazin Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft, Mittelstand (in German). Retrieved 2025-08-18.
  6. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schipkau