Senftenberg

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Senftenberg
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Senftenberg
Senftenberg (Germany)
Senftenberg
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Mayor Andreas Fredrich (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 126.94 km² (49 sq mi)
Elevation 102 m  (335 ft)
Population 28,071  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 221 /km² (573 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OSL
Postal code 01968
Area code 03573
Website www.senftenberg.de

Coordinates: 51°31′00″N 14°01′00″E / 51.516667, 14.016667

For the town in Lower Austria, see Senftenberg, Austria, for town in the former Austro-Hungaria (Bohemia), see Žamberk.

Senftenberg, sorbian Zły Komorow, is a town in southern Brandenburg, Germany, capital of the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, approx. 20 km northwest of Hoyerswerda, and 35 km southwest of Cottbus.

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Towns and municipalities in Oberspreewald-Lausitz
Coat of Arms of Oberspreewald-Lausitz district


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