Schlepzig (German, pronounced [ˈʃlɛptsɪç] ) or Slopišća (Lower Sorbian) is a municipality in the Dahme-Spreewald district in the state of Brandenburg in Germany.

Schlepzig/Slopišća
Coat of arms of Schlepzig/Slopišća
Location of Schlepzig/Slopišća within Dahme-Spreewald district
Alt Zauche-WußwerkBerstelandBestenseeByhleguhre-ByhlenDrahnsdorfEichwaldeGolßenGroß KörisHalbeHeideblickHeideseeJamlitzKasel-GolzigKönigs WusterhausenKrausnick-Groß WasserburgLieberoseLübbenLuckauMärkisch BuchholzMärkische HeideMittenwaldeMünchehofeNeu ZaucheRietzneuendorf-StaakowSchlepzigSchönefeldSchönwaldSchulzendorfSchwerinSchwielochseeSpreewaldheideSteinreichStraupitz (Spreewald)TeupitzUnterspreewaldWildauZeuthenBrandenburg
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Location of Schlepzig/Slopišća
Schlepzig/Slopišća  is located in Germany
Schlepzig/Slopišća
Schlepzig/Slopišća
Schlepzig/Slopišća  is located in Brandenburg
Schlepzig/Slopišća
Schlepzig/Slopišća
Coordinates: 52°01′44″N 13°53′43″E / 52.02889°N 13.89528°E / 52.02889; 13.89528
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictDahme-Spreewald
Municipal assoc.Unterspreewald
Government
  Mayor (202429) Werner Hämmerling[1]
Area
  Total
30.66 km2 (11.84 sq mi)
Elevation
47 m (154 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
  Total
615
  Density20.1/km2 (52.0/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15910
Dialling codes035472
Vehicle registrationLDS
Websitewww.schlepzig.com

The municipality is in the Sorbian settlement area; the German and Lower Sorbian languages have equal status.[3]

Demography

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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)

References

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  1. Landkreis Dahme-Spreewald 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. Bresan, Peter; Jacobs, Fabian, eds. (2020). Lausitz/Łužyca/Lužica - Die Sorben/Wenden (PDF). Zukunftswerkstatt Lausitz. pp. 8–9. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 July 2024.
  4. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons