Schwarzheide

Schwarzheide
Carny Gózd
Location of Schwarzheide
Carny Gózd within Oberspreewald-Lausitz district
Location of Schwarzheide
Carny Gózd
Schwarzheide
Carny Gózd
Schwarzheide
Carny Gózd
Coordinates: 51°28′59″N 13°52′00″E / 51.48306°N 13.86667°E / 51.48306; 13.86667
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOberspreewald-Lausitz
Government
 • Mayor (2016–24) Christoph Schmidt (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
33.44 km2 (12.91 sq mi)
Elevation
99 m (325 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
 • Total
5,637
 • Density168.6/km2 (436.6/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
01987
Dialling codes035752
Vehicle registrationOSL (until 1994 SFB)
Websitewww.schwarzheide.de

Schwarzheide (German pronunciation: [ˈʃvaʁtsˌhaɪdə] ; Lower Sorbian: Carny Gózd) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Schwarze Elster, 11 km southwest of Senftenberg, 110 km south of Berlin and 40 km north of Dresden. The little river Pössnitz runs through the eastern part of Schwarzheide.