Postal codes 03205 Area 162.6 km² Local time Monday 11:01 AM Dialling code 03541 | Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Dialling codes 03541 Population 8,813 (31 Dec 2008) Postal code 03205 | |
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Calau ( [kaːlaʊ], Lower Sorbian: Kalawa) is a small town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 14 km south of Lübbenau, and 27 km west of Cottbus. Calau is also called the home of the Kalauer.
Contents
- Map of Calau Germany
- Geography
- Town subdivisions
- Population
- Mayor
- Municipal Assembly
- International relations
- Historical sites
- Economy and infrastructure
- Traffic
- Schools
- Personalities
- References
Map of Calau, Germany
Geography
The Town of Calau is situated in the middle of the Niederlausitz, about 27 km west of Cottbus at the eastern edge of the Lower Lusatian Ridge Nature Park as well as at the southern edge of the famous Spreewald.
The area around Calau is strongly characterized by former brown-coal-mining sites, which are valuable retreat areas for animals and plants nowadays. Many places are left to nature after recultivation, the Heinz-Sielmann-Stiftung adopted numerous areas, others are managed near-natural and sustainably by the "Landesforstverwaltung". Foresters offer walking tours through the region. Particularly the "Geologische und Naturlehrpfad Luttchensberg" is a sight to see.
Town subdivisions
Population
There are only a few people with Sorbian roots living in Calau today, although the Sorbs were quite a large minority in 1843 with about 30.8 percent of the overall population. In following years the number of Sorbs decreased rapidly, and in 1900 only 3.5 percent of the population were Sorbs.
Mayor
Werner Suchner (independent) was elected in 2009 with 55,3 % of the vote.
Municipal Assembly
The municipal assembly (Stadtverordnetenversammlung) consists of 18 "Stadtverordneten" plus the "Buergermeister" (town mayor).
(Stand: Kommunalwahl am 28. September 2008)
International relations
Historical sites
Economy and infrastructure
The transmitter station Calau, which belongs to the Deutsche Telekom radiates a variety of VHF-and TV-programmes of the rbb for Brandenburg. Its radio mast is a reinforced concrete tower of 190 m height, the so-called "Langer Calauer", in the southwest of town. It was built in 1982.
Traffic
There are no "Bundesstrassen" going through Calau, the motorway junction Calau is seven km to the northwest at the A 13.
Calau is situated at the railroad lines Cottbus–Leipzig and Lübbenau–Senftenberg.