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Table 3 Local characteristics

From: Trade-offs in German wind energy expansion: building bridges between different interests, values and priorities

Municipality

Berg, Bavaria

Brake, Lower Saxony

Kefenrod, Hesse

Uebigau–Wahrenbrück, Brandenburg

Characteristics

Area

15 villages;

36.63 km2; mainly forest and forest areas

11 city districts;

38.30 km2; majority agricultural use, settlement- and traffic areas

Five villages,

30.67 km2; mainly areas for agricultural use

20 city districts,

135.61 km2; mainly areas for agricultural use

Residents (2019)

8301

14,860

2733

5306

Population Density (inhabitants/km2),

average 2019

226.6

388 (high population density)1

90 (sparsely populated)

38.39 (very sparsely populated, rural)

Average annual district income 2018 in euros/capita2

Starnberg: 35,356 euros one of the highest income districts in Germany

Wesermarsch: 21,936 euros just below the national average income

Wetterau: 24,647 euros above German national average

Elbe-Elster: 19,046 euros well below German national average

  1. Sources: [28,29,30,31,32,33]
  2. 1The average in Lower Saxony is 167 inhabitants per km2
  3. 2National average: 22,899 euros per capita