Ruhland

Ruhland  (Sorbian: Rólany) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 12 km southwest of Senftenberg.

Ruhland
Town square
Coat of arms
Location of Ruhland within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
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Coordinates: 51°28′00″N 13°52′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.	Ruhland
Government
• Mayor	Martin Höntsch (SPD)
Area
• Total	37.12 km^2 (14.33 sq mi)
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Population  (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,712
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01945
Dialling codes	035752
Vehicle registration	OSL
Website	www.ruhland.de

Ruhland station is a major railway junction, for freight and for passenger services. The hourly 4-way connection between locomotive-hauled passenger services converging from Hoyerswerda, Cottbus, Leipzig and Dresden is a most impressive sight.

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)

Ruhland: Population development
within the current boundaries (2018)[2]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 2,086 —     1890 2,358 +0.82% 1910 3,126 +1.42% 1925 3,768 +1.25% 1933 4,137 +1.17% 1939 4,864 +2.73% 1946 5,440 +1.61% 1950 5,664 +1.01% 1964 5,325 −0.44% 1971 5,232 −0.25% 1981 4,670 −1.13% 1985 4,612 −0.31% 1989 4,413 −1.10% 1990 4,325 −1.99% 1991 4,191 −3.10% 1992 4,131 −1.43% 1993 4,080 −1.23% 1994 4,052 −0.69% 1995 4,037 −0.37% 1996 4,089 +1.29% 1997 4,134 +1.10%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1998 4,178 +1.06% 1999 4,232 +1.29% 2000 4,262 +0.71% 2001 4,215 −1.10% 2002 4,157 −1.38% 2003 4,121 −0.87% 2004 4,093 −0.68% 2005 4,106 +0.32% 2006 4,043 −1.53% 2007 3,982 −1.51% 2008 3,948 −0.85% 2009 3,935 −0.33% 2010 3,896 −0.99% 2011 3,819 −1.98% 2012 3,754 −1.70% 2013 3,747 −0.19% 2014 3,693 −1.44% 2015 3,665 −0.76% 2016 3,693 +0.76% 2017 3,655 −1.03% 2018 3,672 +0.47%

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2019". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). July 2020.
2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons