Lindenau, Germany

Lindenau
Lindenau
Municipality
	Lindenau Castle
	Coat of arms
	Location of Lindenau within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
	Location of Lindenau
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	Coordinates: 51°24′N 13°44′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Municipal assoc.	Ortrand
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Anke Boeltzig
Area
• Total	11.17 km2 (4.31 sq mi)
Elevation	96 m (315 ft)
Population (2024-12-31)
• Total	744
• Density	66.6/km2 (173/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	01945
Dialling codes	035755
Vehicle registration	OSL
Website	www.lindenau-ol.de

Lindenau (German pronunciation: [ˈlɪndənaʊ]) is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Upper Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. Since 1992, it is part of the Amt (municipal confederation) of Ortrand.

Elevation

96 m (315 ft)

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Lindenau, located between the rivers Pulsnitz and Schwarze Elster, is the westernmost village of the historic Upper Lusatia region. The Reihendorf arose about 1200 during the reign of King Ottokar I of Bohemia in the course of the German Ostsiedlung in the former Milceni lands, when a motte-and-bailey castle was erected on the border with the Margraviate of Meissen, vis-à-vis the fortress of Großkmehlen. The settlement of Lindenaw was first mentioned in 1342 deed.

Held by the Electorate of Saxony since the 1635 Peace of Prague, Lindenau with northeastern Upper Lusatia passed to the Kingdom of Prussia according to the Final Act of the 1815 Vienna Congress. It was administrated within the Silesia Province (Lower Silesia Province from 1919), again the westernmost village of the province. From 1952 until 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

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