Schlieben (Lower Sorbian: Sliwin, pronounced [ˈslʲiwʲin]) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in southwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 22 kilometres (14 mi) north of Bad Liebenwerda. Schlieben was the site of a concentration camp during the Holocaust.

History

From 1815 to 1944, Schlieben was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony. From 1944 to 1945, it was part of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Demography

Schlieben population development
within the current boundaries (2013)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 3,374 —     1890 3,196 −0.36% 1910 2,910 −0.47% 1925 2,778 −0.31% 1933 2,802 +0.11% 1939 2,686 −0.70% 1946 4,427 +7.40% 1950 4,496 +0.39% 1964 3,966 −0.89% 1971 3,974 +0.03% 1981 3,620 −0.93% 1985 3,562 −0.40% 1989 3,472 −0.64% 1990 3,403 −1.99% 1991 3,351 −1.53% 1992 3,327 −0.72% 1993 3,294 −0.99% 1994 3,258 −1.09% 1995 3,242 −0.49% 1996 3,222 −0.62%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 3,272 +1.55% 1998 3,279 +0.21% 1999 3,207 −2.20% 2000 3,188 −0.59% 2001 3,102 −2.70% 2002 3,069 −1.06% 2003 3,032 −1.21% 2004 2,993 −1.29% 2005 2,930 −2.10% 2006 2,807 −4.20% 2007 2,775 −1.14% 2008 2,734 −1.48% 2009 2,695 −1.43% 2010 2,665 −1.11% 2011 2,609 −2.10% 2012 2,588 −0.80% 2013 2,564 −0.93% 2014 2,511 −2.07% 2015 2,452 −2.35% 2016 2,422 −1.22%

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

• Ernst Legal (1881-1955), actor, director and director

Personalities connected with the city

• Edwin Zimmermann (* 1948), politician (SPD), 1990-1997 Minister for Food, Agriculture and Forestry of the State of Brandenburg