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Neuzelle
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Location of Neuzelle within Oder-Spree district
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| Administration | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oder-Spree |
| Municipal assoc. | Neuzelle |
| subdivisions | 11 districts |
| Mayor | Klaus Schroth (SPD) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 135.00 km2 (52.12 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population | 4,471 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 33 /km2 (86 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | LOS |
| Postal code | 15898 |
| Area code | 033652 |
| Website | www.neuzelle.de |
Neuzelle is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg, Germany, along the border with Poland. The settlement in the historic Lower Lusatia region is probably best known for Neuzelle Abbey and its Neuzeller Kloster Brewery.
The abbey was established on 12 October 1268 by Henry III the Illustrious, margrave of Lusatia, as a filial monastery of Cistercian Altzelle Abbey near Nossen in the Margraviate of Meissen. A Brick Gothic hall church was erected in the early 14th century, which soon became the spiritual centre of the region.
During the Protestant Reformation, Neuzelle with its extended possessions remained Catholic, even after the Lutheran Electorate of Saxony had acquired the Lusatias by the 1635 Peace of Prague. Heavily demolished in the Thirty Years' War, the church was rebuilt in a Baroque style including rich interior decorations. By the Final Act of the 1815 Vienna Congress, Lower Lusatia fell to Prussia and the abbey was finally securalised by the order of King Frederick William III two years later.
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