Schipkau
Municipality in Brandenburg, Germany
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Schipkau (Lower Sorbian: Šejkow, pronounced [ˈʃɛjkɔw]) is a municipality in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Schipkau
within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°31′00″N 13°52′59″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz |
| Subdivisions | 6 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2018–26) | Klaus Prietzel[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.91 km2 (28.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2024-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,726 |
| • Density | 92.25/km2 (238.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 01993 |
| Dialling codes | 035754 |
| Vehicle registration | OSL |
| Website | www.gemeinde-schipkau.de |
Geography
History
From 1815 to 1947, Schipkau was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. In 2021, the Energiepark Lausitz[3] project of the municipality of Schipkau was realized on the Klettwitz Hochkippe by GP JOULE[4] with the partners Terravent and Steinbock EE.[5] There, the open spaces between the existing wind turbines are used for the construction and operation of photovoltaic systems.
On September 19th, 2024 construction work on GICON High-Altitude Wind Turbine in Klettwitz wind park, which belongs to Schipkau, started. It will have a nacelle height of 300 metres and a rotor diametre of 126 metres. When completed, it will not only be the tallest wind turbine in the world, but also the second-tallest man-made object in Germany and one of the tallest structures in the European Union .
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 (Population Development before Census 2011) (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
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Sport
Close to Klettwitz and in north of Schipkau the "EuroSpeedway Lausitz" is located, a race track originally named "Lausitzring".
