Schwarzheide

Schwarzheide (; ) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km southwest of Senftenberg, 110 km south of Berlin and 40 km north of Dresden. The little river Pössnitz runs through the eastern part of Schwarzheide.

Key facts

German location.name: SchwarzheideCarny Gózd
German location.type: Stadt
German location.image_photo: Schwarzheide Wasserturm.jpg
German location.image_coa: Wappen_Schwarzheide.png
German location.image_plan: Schwarzheide in OSL.svg
German location.state: Brandenburg
German location.district: Oberspreewald-Lausitz
German location.elevation: 99
German location.area: 33.44
German location.postal_code: 01987
German location.area_code: 035752
German location.licence: OSL (until 1994 SFB)
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel: 12 0 66 296
German location.website: www.schwarzheide.de
German location.mayor: Christoph Schmidt
German location.leader_term: 2016–24
German location.party: parteilos

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Neighbouring communities
Districts
History
Political affinity
Parliament
Partnerships
Demography
Culture and art
Museums
Historical monuments
Buildings
Natur and recreation areas
Sports
Infrastructure
Transport
Street
Railway
Companies
Media
Education
Important persons
Honored
External links
Notes

== Neighbouring communities == Immediate neighbors of the town are the towns Ruhland (south), Lauchhammer (west), Schipkau (north) and Senftenberg with the district Brieske (east).

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