Editing Spree-Neiße

{{Infobox District DE
|name=Spree-Neiße<br> Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa<br>Powiat Sprewa-Nysa
|state=Brandenburg
|image_flag=Hissflagge Spree-Neiße.svg
|image_coa=DEU Landkreis Spree-Neisse COA.svg
|capital=[[Forst (Lausitz)|Forst]]
|area=1,647.8
|Kreisschlüssel    = 12071
| district_admin    = Harald Altekrüger
| admin_party       = CDU
|carsign= SPN, FOR, GUB, SPB
|url=[http://www.landkreis-spree-neisse.de www.landkreis-spree-neisse.de]
|map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1208}}
}}

'''Spree-Neiße''' ({{langx|dsb|Wokrejs Sprjewja-Nysa}}, {{IPA|dsb|ˈwɔkrɛjs ˈsprʲɛwʲa ˈnɨsa|pron}} ; [[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Powiat Sprewa-Nysa,'' {{IPA|pl|/ˈpɔvjat ˈsprɛva ˈnɨsa/}}) is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the southern part of [[Brandenburg]], [[Germany]]. Neighboring districts are (from the south clockwise) the districts [[Niederschlesischer Oberlausitzkreis]] and [[Kamenz (district)|Kamenz]] in [[Saxony]], the districts [[Oberspreewald-Lausitz]], [[Dahme-Spreewald]] and [[Oder-Spree]]. The district-free city [[Cottbus]] is surrounded by the district. To the east is [[Poland]].

== Geography ==
The district is located in the region of [[Lusatia]]. The [[Spree (river)|Spree]] river runs through the district, while the [[Lusatian Neisse]] river forms the eastern border, which is at the same time the border of [[Poland]].

== History ==
The district was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts Cottbus-Land, Forst, Guben and Spremberg.

== Coat of arms ==
[[File:Banner Spree-Neiße.svg|thumb|right|150px|District banner of Spree-Neiße]]
The coat of arms shows four fields each representing one of the previous districts. The [[crayfish]] in the topleft symbolizes Cottbus-Land, and is also present in the coat of arms of the city of Cottbus. The lion in the topright is the symbol of the Kingdom of [[Bohemia]], as Spremberg was owned by the Bohemian kings. The deer antler in the bottomright symbolizes Forst, and was taken from the coat of arms of the Lords of Biberstein. The crown in the bottomleft represents the kings of Bohemia again, but this time symbolizing Guben.

== Towns and municipalities ==
{{Imagemap Germany district SPN|Municipalities in SPN.png|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
! width=33% align=left|Amt-free towns
! width=33% align=left|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]]
! width=33% align=left|
|- valign=top
||
#[[Drebkau]] – Drjowk
#[[Forst (Lausitz)]] 
#[[Guben]]
#[[Spremberg]] – Grodk
#[[Welzow]] – Wjelcej
<br>
'''Amt-free municipalities'''
#[[Kolkwitz]] – Gołkojce
#[[Neuhausen/Spree]] 
#[[Schenkendöbern]]
||
'''1.''' [[Burg (Amt)|Burg (Spreewald)]]
#[[Briesen (Spreewald)|Briesen]] – Brjazyna
#[[Burg (Spreewald)|Burg]] – Bórkowy<sup>1</sup>
#[[Dissen-Striesow]] – Dešno-Strjažow
#[[Guhrow]] – Góry
#[[Schmogrow-Fehrow]] – Smogorjow-Prjawoz
#[[Werben (Spreewald)|Werben]] – Wjerbno

'''2.''' [[Döbern-Land]]
#[[Döbern]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
#[[Felixsee]]
#[[Groß Schacksdorf-Simmersdorf]]
#[[Jämlitz-Klein Düben]]
#[[Neiße-Malxetal]]
#[[Tschernitz]]
#[[Wiesengrund]] – Łukojce
||
'''3.''' [[Peitz (Amt)|Peitz]] 
#[[Drachhausen]] – Hochoza
#[[Drehnow]] – Drjenow
#[[Heinersbrück]] – Móst
#[[Jänschwalde]] – Janšojce
#[[Peitz]] – Picnjo<sup>1, 2</sup> 
#[[Tauer]] – Turjej
#[[Teichland]] – Gatojce
#[[Turnow-Preilack]] – Turnow-Pśiłuk
|-
|colspan=3 align=center|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town
|}

== Demography ==
<gallery widths="250" heights="200">
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Landkreis Spree-Neiße.pdf|Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Landkreis Spree-Neiße.pdf|Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the [[Census in Germany]] in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
</gallery>

{{historical populations
|align=none | cols=3 | percentages=pagr
|title = Landkreis Spree-Neiße: Population development <br>within the current boundaries (2017)<ref>Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons]</ref>
| 1875 | 101025
| 1890 | 113766
| 1910 | 138428
| 1925 | 144789
| 1933 | 152241
| 1939 | 156827
| 1946 | 174693
| 1950 | 174606
| 1964 | 172833
| 1971 | 169325
| 1981 | 165870
| 1985 | 161288
| 1989 | 158063
| 1990 | 154926
| 1991 | 150875
| 1992 | 148339
| 1993 | 149606
| 1994 | 150024
| 1995 | 150364
| 1996 | 151279
| 1997 | 151830
| 1998 | 151016
| 1999 | 150171
| 2000 | 148700
| 2001 | 145929
| 2002 | 143642
| 2003 | 141256
| 2004 | 139464
| 2005 | 136896
| 2006 | 135017
| 2007 | 132798
| 2008 | 130626
| 2009 | 128470
| 2010 | 126400
| 2011 | 121571
| 2012 | 120178
| 2013 | 118899
| 2014 | 118030
| 2015 | 117635
| 2016 | 116826
| 2017 | 115456
| 2018 | 114429
| 2019 | 113720
}}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Landkreis Spree-Neiße}}
* [http://www.landkreis-spree-neisse.de Official website of the Landkreis Spree-Neiße] {{in lang|de}}

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