Ortrand (; , ) is a town in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, in southern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 24km southwest of Senftenberg, and 36km north of Dresden.

History

From 1815 to 1944, Ortrand was part of the Prussian Province of Saxony and from 1944 to 1945 of the Province of Halle-Merseburg. From 1947 to 1952 it was part of Saxony-Anhalt and from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.

Demography

Sons and daughters of the town

• Paul Lindau (1881-1945), sculptor

• Lutz Heßlich (born 1959), track racing cyclist, Olympic champion 1980 and 1988

• Gloria Siebert (born 1964), hurdler

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