From 1815 to 1825, Grünewald was part of the PrussianProvince of Brandenburg, from 1825 to 1919 of the Province of Silesia, from 1919 to 1938 of the Province of Lower Silesia, again from 1938 to 1941 of the Province of Silesia and again from 1941 to 1945 of the Province of Lower Silesia. From 1945 to 1952, it was part of Saxony and from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany. The municipality includes the inhabited district of Sella.
Demography
Grünewald: Population development within the current boundaries (2013)