Rückersdorf, Brandenburg

Rückersdorf
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Rückersdorf within Elbe-Elster district
Rückersdorf Rückersdorf
Coordinates: 51°34′59″N 13°34′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.	Elsterland
Subdivisions	3 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Georg Zörner (CDU)
Area
• Total	24.67 km2 (9.53 sq mi)
Elevation	98 m (322 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	1,359
• Density	55/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	03238
Dialling codes	035325
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.gemeinde-rueckersdorf.com

Rückersdorf is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Rückersdorf was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

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)

Rückersdorf:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Population 1875 1 274 1890 1 186 1910 1 312 1925 1 283 1933 1 290 1939 1 357 1946 1 812 1950 1 850 1964 1 793 1971 1 888

Year Population 1981 2 034 1985 2 077 1989 2 183 1990 2 098 1991 2 034 1992 2 062 1993 2 012 1994 1 952 1995 1 973 1996 1 952

Year Population 1997 1 980 1998 1 965 1999 1 926 2000 1 889 2001 1 898 2002 1 857 2003 1 815 2004 1 780 2005 1 737 2006 1 694

Year Population 2007 1 678 2008 1 683 2009 1 624 2010 1 613 2011 1 520 2012 1 476 2013 1 466 2014 1 469 2015 1 466 2016 1 392