Ortrand
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
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Ortrand (German pronunciation: [ˈɔʁtʁant] ⓘ; Upper Sorbian: Wótrań, pronounced [ˈwʊtʁajn]) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24 km southwest of Senftenberg, and 36 km north of Dresden.
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Location of Ortrand
within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°22′00″N 13°46′59″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz |
| Municipal assoc. | Ortrand |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Maik Bethke[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.34 km2 (2.83 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 110 m (360 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,996 |
| • Density | 272/km2 (704/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01990 |
| Dialling codes | 035755 |
| Vehicle registration | OSL |
| Website | www.stadt-ortrand.de |
History
From 1815 to 1944, Ortrand was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony and from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1947 to 1952 it was part of Saxony-Anhalt and from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography
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Sons and daughters of the town
- Paul Lindau (1881-1945), sculptor
- Lutz Heßlich (born 1959), track racing cyclist, Olympic champion 1980 and 1988
- Gloria Siebert (born 1964), hurdler
