Schönewalde Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Wappen Schoenewalde.png
Coordinates:51.8125°N 13.2228°W
Image Plan:Schönewalde in EE.png
State:Brandenburg
District:Elbe-Elster
Elevation:79
Area:155.13
Postal Code:04916
Area Code:035362
Licence:EE, FI, LIB
Gemeindeschlüssel:12 0 62 461
Divisions:17 Ortsteile
Website:www.schoenewalde.de
Mayor:Michael Stawski[1]
Leader Term:2021 - 29

Schönewalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the Fläming Heath, 30 km south of Luckenwalde, and 40 km east of Wittenberg.

History

From 1815 to 1944, Schönewalde was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/bm-wahlen/ergebnisse/~12062000 Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters