Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf (Lower Sorbian: Swětłe-Šachlejce) is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
History From 1815 to 1947, the constituent localities of Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf (Lichterfeld, Schacksdorf and Lieskau) were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 31 December 1997, the municipality of Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf was formed by merging the municipalities of Lichterfeld and Schacksdorf. On 31 December 1998, the municipality of Lieskau was merged into it.
Demography
Lichterfeld-Schacksdorf: Population development within the current boundaries (2013)Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons Year Population1875 9341890 1 0051910 1 2621925 1 2081933 1 1721939 1 2801946 1 5131950 1 4881964 1 2921971 1 278 Year Population1981 1 1141985 1 0761989 1 0211990 9991991 1 0281992 1 0211993 1 0121994 1 3451995 1 3711996 1 427 Year Population1997 1 4051998 1 4101999 1 3852000 1 3672001 1 2892002 1 2622003 1 2632004 1 2092005 1 2142006 1 193 Year Population2007 1 1512008 1 1372009 1 1232010 1 1012011 1 0502012 1 0182013 9832014 9652015 1 1212016 1 110
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