Vetschau
| Vetschau/Wětošow | ||
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  Vetschau/Wětošow | ||
Location of Vetschau/Wětošow within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district 
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| Coordinates: 51°46′59″N 14°04′00″E / 51.78306°N 14.06667°ECoordinates: 51°46′59″N 14°04′00″E / 51.78306°N 14.06667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Axel Müller (SPD) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 110.22 km2 (42.56 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,307 | |
| • Density | 75/km2 (200/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 03226 | |
| Dialling codes | 035433 | |
| Vehicle registration | OSL | |
| Website | www.vetschau-online.de | |
Vetschau (Lower Sorbian: Wětošow) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the Spreewald, 18 km west of Cottbus.
Demography
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
Buildings
- At Vetschau, there is the Fuhrländer Wind Turbine Laasow, the former world's tallest wind turbine (until two slightly taller wind turbines opened in Poland in 2012), and the stork nest webcam installed by Naturschutzbund Niederlausitz.
- Wendish-German double church
References
Richard Hellmann, founder of Hellmann's Mayonnaise, was born in Vetschau.
External links
Media related to Vetschau at Wikimedia Commons
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