Fehrbellin

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Fehrbellin
Coat of arms Location
Fehrbellin has no coat of arms
Fehrbellin (Germany)
Fehrbellin
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Basic statistics
Area 268.16 km² (103.5 sq mi)
Elevation 40 m  (131 ft)
Population 9,152  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 34 /km² (88 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OPR
Postal code 16833
Area code 033932
Website www.amt-fehrbellin.de
Location of Fehrbellin within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Map

Coordinates: 52°47′59″N 12°46′00″E / 52.79972, 12.766667

Church in Fehrbellin
Church in Fehrbellin

Fehrbellin is a town in Germany, located 60 km NW of Berlin. It has 9310 inhabitants as of 2005.

In 1675, the Battle of Fehrbellin was fought there, in which the troops of Brandenburg defeated those of occupying Sweden.

One of the most important skydiving dropzones of Germany is located at the local airport.

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