Röderland

Röderland
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Röderland within Elbe-Elster district
Location of Röderland
Röderland Location within Germany Röderland Location within Brandenburg
Coordinates: 51°25′51″N 13°29′44″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Elbe-Elster
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Marcus Terne
Area
• Total	46.2 km2 (17.8 sq mi)
Elevation	90 m (300 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	3,618
• Density	78.3/km2 (203/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	04932
Dialling codes	03533, 035341 (OT Reichenhain)
Vehicle registration	EE, FI, LIB
Website	www.gemeinde-roederland.de

Röderland (German pronunciation: [ˈʁøːdɐlant]) is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

History

From 1952 to 1990, the constituent localities of Röderland were part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. On 26 October 2003, the municipality of Röderland was formed by merging the municipalities of Haida, Prösen, Reichenhain, Saathain, Stolzenhain and Wainsdorf.

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)
• 
  Recent Population Development and Projections (blue line); ; Official projection for 2024-2040 with three variants

Röderland: Population development
within the current boundaries (2025)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	2,267	—
1890	2,434	+0.47%
1910	2,900	+0.88%
1925	4,010	+2.18%
1933	4,702	+2.01%
1939	5,405	+2.35%
1946	6,964	+3.69%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1950	6,751	−0.77%
1964	5,929	−0.92%
1971	5,950	+0.05%
1981	5,542	−0.71%
1985	5,545	+0.01%
1990	5,400	−0.53%
1995	5,145	−0.96%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2000	5,061	−0.33%
2005	4,705	−1.45%
2010	4,358	−1.52%
2015	3,957	−1.91%
2020	3,823	−0.69%
2025	3,571	−1.35%

See also

• Saathain Castle