Tauer
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Tauer
Turjej | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Tauer within Spree-Neiße district  | |
  Tauer  Tauer | |
| Coordinates: 51°54′N 14°27′E / 51.900°N 14.450°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Spree-Neiße |
| Municipal assoc. | Peitz |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Karin Kallauke[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 41.91 km2 (16.18 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 703 |
| • Density | 17/km2 (43/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 03185 |
| Dialling codes | 035601 |
| Vehicle registration | SPN |
Tauer (Sorbian: Turjej) is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
The area is known to have been settled as early as the Bronze Age. The first written mention was in 1632 as Tawern Tauer. In 1652, it was known as the village of Taurow.[3] From 1815 to 1947, Tauer was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
