Amt Elsterland
# Amt Elsterland

Amt Elsterland is an Amt ("collective municipality") in the district of Elbe-Elster, in Brandenburg, Germany. Its seat is in Schönborn.

The Amt Elsterland consists of the following municipalities:

* Heideland
* Rückersdorf
* Schilda
* Schönborn
* Tröbitz

## 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 and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| - | - | - |
| 1875 | 4,273 | — |
| 1890 | 4,492 | +0.33% |
| 1910 | 6,148 | +1.58% |
| 1925 | 6,315 | +0.18% |
| 1939 | 6,455 | +0.16% |
| 1950 | 8,369 | +2.39% |
| 1964 | 7,261 | −1.01% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1971 | 7,107 | −0.31% |
| 1981 | 6,928 | −0.25% |
| 1985 | 6,984 | +0.20% |
| 1990 | 6,948 | −0.10% |
| 1995 | 6,488 | −1.36% |
| 2000 | 6,093 | −1.25% |
| 2005 | 5,613 | −1.63% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2010 | 5,081 | −1.97% |
| 2015 | 4,759 | −1.30% |
| 2016 | 4,657 | −2.14% |
| 2017 | 4,605 | −1.12% |
| 2018 | 4,519 | −1.87% |
| 2019 | 4,477 | −0.93% |
| 2020 | 4,442 | −0.78% |
