Storkow

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Storkow
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Storkow
Storkow (Germany)
Storkow
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oder-Spree
Town subdivisions 13 Ortsteile
Mayor Christina Gericke (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 179.96 km² (69.5 sq mi)
Elevation 37 m  (121 ft)
Population 9,439  (30/06/2006)
 - Density 52 /km² (136 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate LOS
Postal code 15859
Area code 033678
Website www.storkow.de
Location of the town of Storkow within Oder-Spree district
Map

Coordinates: 52°15′00″N 13°56′00″E / 52.25, 13.933333

Storkow (Mark) is a town in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

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[edit] Geography

Storkow is situated 15 km southwest of Fürstenwalde.

[edit] Division of the town

The following villages were incorporated into Storkow after local council elections in 2003

  • Alt-Stahnsdorf (population: 384)
  • Bugk (population: 194)
  • Görsdorf (population: 556)
  • Groß Eichholz (population: 141)
  • Groß Schauen (population: 178)
  • Karlslust
  • Kehrigk (population: 325)
  • Kummersdorf (population: 499)
  • Limsdorf (population: 377)
  • Neu Boston
  • Philadelphia (population: 258)
  • Rieplos (population: 132)
  • Selchow (population: 269)
  • Schwerin (population: 131)
  • Wochowsee (population: 60)
  • Wolfswinkel

(Karlslust, Neu Boston and Wolfswinkel had already been considered as part of the Storkow municipality prior to the elections)

[edit] Twin Towns

[edit] History

The town of Storkow was first mentioned in 1209 by Otto IV and is one of the oldest towns in Brandenburg. Originally part of Lower Lusatia, it was presented as a gift to the margraves of Brandenburg by King Ferdinand I of Bohemia together with neighbouring Beeskow. Since then it has remained part of Brandenburg.

[edit] Philadelphia and Neu Boston

The villages of Philadelphia and Neu Boston were named after their American counterparts by Frederick II of Prussia in 1772.[1]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ (German) This is not America: Dabei ist die Rede von Boston und Philadelphia. Das aber sind zwei Dörfer, klein und unscheinbar. Sie liegen mitten in Brandenburg Von Franz Lenze | ZEIT online
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Towns and municipalities in Oder-Spree
Coat of Arms of Oder-Spree district


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