Merzdorf

Merzdorf
Municipality
Location of Merzdorf within Elbe-Elster district
Interactive map of Merzdorf
Location within Germany Location within Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°24′N 13°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.	Schradenland
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Andreas Fiebak
Area
• Total	12.73 km2 (4.92 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (330 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	811
• Density	63.7/km2 (165/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04932
Dialling codes	03533
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.amt-schradenland.de

Merzdorf is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1952 to 1990, Merzdorf 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)

Merzdorf: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	400	—
1890	450	+0.79%
1910	500	+0.53%
1925	848	+3.58%
1933	842	−0.09%
1939	891	+0.95%
1946	1,207	+4.43%
1950	1,154	−1.12%
1964	1,130	−0.15%
1971	1,117	−0.17%
1981	1,112	−0.04%
1985	1,163	+1.13%
1989	1,155	−0.17%
1990	1,129	−2.25%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1991	1,102	−2.39%
1992	1,081	−1.91%
1993	1,083	+0.19%
1994	1,076	−0.65%
1995	1,075	−0.09%
1996	1,072	−0.28%
1997	1,066	−0.56%
1998	1,053	−1.22%
1999	1,046	−0.66%
2000	1,030	−1.53%
2001	1,029	−0.10%
2002	996	−3.21%
2003	988	−0.80%
2004	982	−0.61%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2005	962	−2.04%
2006	952	−1.04%
2007	947	−0.53%
2008	935	−1.27%
2009	912	−2.46%
2010	904	−0.88%
2011	878	−2.88%
2012	863	−1.71%
2013	862	−0.12%
2014	858	−0.46%
2015	825	−3.85%
2016	824	−0.12%
2017	817	−0.85%