Teichland

Teichland Gatojce
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Teichland within Spree-Neiße district
Teichland Teichland
Coordinates: 51°47′59″N 14°25′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Spree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.	Peitz
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Harald Groba
Area
• Total	34.87 km2 (13.46 sq mi)
Elevation	62 m (203 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,074
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03185
Dialling codes	035601
Vehicle registration	SPN

Teichland (Lower Sorbian: Gatojce, pronounced [ˈɡatɔjtsɛ]) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

The municipality of Teichland was formed on 31 December 2000 by merging the municipalities of Bärenbrück, Maust and Neuendorf.

From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Teichland were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Bärenbrück, Maust and Neuendorf were incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, they have been part of Brandenburg, since 2000 united as the municipality of Teichland.

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)

Teichland: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 839 —     1890 949 +0.82% 1910 1,034 +0.43% 1925 1,021 −0.08% 1933 1,068 +0.56% 1939 1,047 −0.33% 1946 1,265 +2.74% 1950 1,148 −2.40% 1964 1,043 −0.68% 1971 975 −0.96% 1981 817 −1.75% 1985 776 −1.28% 1989 781 +0.16% 1990 775 −0.77% 1991 761 −1.81% 1992 751 −1.31% 1993 766 +2.00% 1994 844 +10.18% 1995 952 +12.80% 1996 1,052 +10.50%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 1,099 +4.47% 1998 1,197 +8.92% 1999 1,270 +6.10% 2000 1,299 +2.28% 2001 1,310 +0.85% 2002 1,304 −0.46% 2003 1,294 −0.77% 2004 1,290 −0.31% 2005 1,270 −1.55% 2006 1,242 −2.20% 2007 1,233 −0.72% 2008 1,228 −0.41% 2009 1,192 −2.93% 2010 1,171 −1.76% 2011 1,186 +1.28% 2012 1,176 −0.84% 2013 1,175 −0.09% 2014 1,155 −1.70% 2015 1,150 −0.43% 2016 1,143 −0.61%