Amt Schradenland
# Amt Schradenland

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

The Amt Schradenland consists of the following municipalities:

* Gröden
* Großthiemig
* Hirschfeld
* Merzdorf

## 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 | 3,600 | — |
| 1890 | 3,800 | +0.36% |
| 1910 | 4,100 | +0.38% |
| 1925 | 4,790 | +1.04% |
| 1939 | 4,792 | +0.00% |
| 1950 | 6,406 | +2.67% |
| 1964 | 5,856 | −0.64% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1971 | 5,918 | +0.15% |
| 1981 | 5,975 | +0.10% |
| 1985 | 6,087 | +0.47% |
| 1990 | 5,985 | −0.34% |
| 1995 | 5,751 | −0.79% |
| 2000 | 5,572 | −0.63% |
| 2005 | 5,250 | −1.18% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 2010 | 4,958 | −1.14% |
| 2015 | 4,550 | −1.70% |
| 2016 | 4,499 | −1.12% |
| 2017 | 4,439 | −1.33% |
| 2018 | 4,444 | +0.11% |
| 2019 | 4,449 | +0.11% |
| 2020 | 4,393 | −1.26% |
