Schraden

Schraden
Municipality
Location of Schraden within Elbe-Elster district
Location of Schraden
Schraden Location within Germany Schraden Location within Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°26′N 13°42′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.	Plessa
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Olaf Redlich
Area
• Total	16.50 km2 (6.37 sq mi)
Elevation	92 m (302 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	510
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04928
Dialling codes	03574
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.plessa.de

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

History

From 1816 to 1944, Schraden was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1952 to 1990, Schraden 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)

Schraden population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	100	—
1890	150	+2.74%
1910	100	−2.01%
1925	83	−1.23%
1933	473	+24.30%
1939	571	+3.19%
1946	718	+3.33%
1950	714	−0.14%
1964	675	−0.40%
1971	651	−0.52%
1981	629	−0.34%
1985	625	−0.16%
1989	607	−0.73%
1990	607	+0.00%
1991	596	−1.81%
1992	597	+0.17%
1993	605	+1.34%
1994	604	−0.17%
1995	607	+0.50%
1996	608	+0.16%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1997	629	+3.45%
1998	647	+2.86%
1999	650	+0.46%
2000	641	−1.38%
2001	632	−1.40%
2002	614	−2.85%
2003	606	−1.30%
2004	607	+0.17%
2005	588	−3.13%
2006	584	−0.68%
2007	577	−1.20%
2008	556	−3.64%
2009	558	+0.36%
2010	554	−0.72%
2011	547	−1.26%
2012	542	−0.91%
2013	531	−2.03%
2014	518	−2.45%
2015	522	+0.77%
2016	505	−3.26%