Plessa

Plessa
Coat of arms of Plessa
Location of Plessa within Elbe-Elster district
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Plessa is located in Germany
Plessa
Plessa
Plessa is located in Brandenburg
Plessa
Plessa
Coordinates: 51°28′00″N 13°37′00″E / 51.46667°N 13.61667°E / 51.46667; 13.61667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Municipal assoc.Amt Plessa
Subdivisions2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Siegfried Nußbeck[1]
Area
 • Total52.42 km2 (20.24 sq mi)
Elevation
94 m (308 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total2,564
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
04928
Dialling codes03533
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.plessa.de

Plessa (Lower Sorbian: Plesow, pronounced [ˈplɛsɔw]) is a municipality in the Elbe-Elster district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Following a redrawing of local boundaries which took effect on 31 December 2001, the municipality includes two additional settlements, and therefore now includes Plessa-Süd, Döllingen and Kahla.[3]

  1. ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Gebietsänderungen vom 01.01. bis 31.12.2001, Statistisches Bundesamt