Schenkendöbern


Schenkendöbern or Derbno is a municipality in the district of Spree-Neiße, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
The first place in Schenkendöbern to be mentioned in print was the village of Krayne in 1465.
Parts of the municipality are in the Sorbian settlement area; in those areas, the German and Lower Sorbian languages have equal status.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Schenkendöbern was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.