Tauer (Sorbian: Turjej) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Tauer
Turjej
Coat of arms of Tauer
Location of Tauer within Spree-Neiße district
BurgBriesenDissen-StriesowDöbernDrachhausenDrehnowDrebkauFelixseeForstGroß Schacksdorf-SimmersdorfGubenGuhrowHeinersbrückJämlitz-Klein DübenJänschwaldeKolkwitzNeiße-MalxetalNeuhausenPeitzSchenkendöbernSchmogrow-FehrowSprembergTauerTeichlandTschernitzTurnow-PreilackWelzowWerbenWiesengrund
Map
Location of Tauer
Tauer  is located in Germany
Tauer
Tauer
Tauer  is located in Brandenburg
Tauer
Tauer
Coordinates: 51°54′N 14°27′E / 51.900°N 14.450°E / 51.900; 14.450
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictSpree-Neiße
Municipal assoc.Peitz
Government
  Mayor (202429) Karin Kallauke[1]
Area
  Total
41.91 km2 (16.18 sq mi)
Elevation
61 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
  Total
682
  Density16.3/km2 (42.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03185
Dialling codes035601
Vehicle registrationSPN

History

edit

The area is known to have been settled as early as the Bronze Age. The first written mention was in 1632 as Tawern Tauer. In 1652, it was known as the village of Taurow.[3] From 1815 to 1947, Tauer was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Demography

edit
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

edit
edit

Wikimedia Commons logo Media related to Tauer at Wikimedia Commons