Neupetershain (Sorbian languages: Nowe Wiki, pronounced [ˈnɔwɛ ˈwʲikʲi]) is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Neupetershain was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

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)
Neupetershain: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 562—    
1890 603+0.47%
1910 2,557+7.49%
1925 2,862+0.75%
1933 3,085+0.94%
1939 3,238+0.81%
1946 3,657+1.75%
1950 3,822+1.11%
1964 3,060−1.58%
1971 2,843−1.05%
1981 2,401−1.68%
1985 2,266−1.44%
1989 2,176−1.01%
1990 2,105−3.26%
1991 2,019−4.09%
1992 2,000−0.94%
1993 1,990−0.50%
1994 1,961−1.46%
1995 1,940−1.07%
1996 1,874−3.40%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1997 1,849−1.33%
1998 1,846−0.16%
1999 1,851+0.27%
2000 1,827−1.30%
2001 1,797−1.64%
2002 1,717−4.45%
2003 1,670−2.74%
2004 1,642−1.68%
2005 1,613−1.77%
2006 1,553−3.72%
2007 1,515−2.45%
2008 1,473−2.77%
2009 1,464−0.61%
2010 1,433−2.12%
2011 1,372−4.26%
2012 1,314−4.23%
2013 1,277−2.82%
2014 1,246−2.43%
2015 1,254+0.64%
2016 1,229−1.99%

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