Peitz

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Peitz
Picnjo
Town
Coat of arms of Peitz
Coat of arms
Location of Peitz within Spree-Neiße district
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Location of Peitz
Peitz is located in Germany
Peitz
Peitz
Location within Germany
Peitz is located in Brandenburg
Peitz
Peitz
Location within Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°52′00″N 14°25′00″E / 51.86667°N 14.41667°E / 51.86667; 14.41667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.Peitz
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Jörg Krakow[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
13.49 km2 (5.21 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
4,301
 • Density318.8/km2 (825.8/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03185
Dialling codes035601
Vehicle registrationSPN
Websitewww.peitz.de

Peitz (German: [paɪts] ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Picnjo; Polish: Pieczyn)[3] is a town in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, in eastern Germany.

Overview

It is situated 13 kilometres (8 mi) northeast of Cottbus. Surrounded by freshwater lakes, it is well known for its fishing industry. The town was at one time on the border between the states of Brandenburg and Saxony, and was formerly protected by strong artillery fortifications built in brick, dating from the 16th century. Only small parts of these remain.

History

Town hall in the 1950s

From 1661 to 1678, Peitz was the place of imprisonment of Hieronymus Roth, leader of the opposition of the city of Königsberg against Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg, and opponent of the secession of the city from the Kingdom of Poland.[4]

From 1815 to 1947, Peitz was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Peitz was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Peitz has been part of Brandenburg.

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)

Noted People

Lilly Kann (British film character actress) - (Born Peitz, 1893). Though the BFI website claims she was born in Berlin.

People

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Spree-Neiße Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2024 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2023)" (XLS). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
  3. ^ Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny Sztabu Generalnego W.P. (1947). "Legnica" (Map). Mapa Polski. 1:500,000 (in Polish).
  4. ^ Clark, Christopher (2006). Iron Kingdom: The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600−1947. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. p. 60.
  5. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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