Strausberg

Strausberg
Panoramic view from Straussee lake
Strausberg
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Märkisch-Oderland
Mayor Elke Stadeler ([1])
Basic statistics
Area 67.86 km2 (26.20 sq mi)
Elevation 94 m  (308 ft)
Population 26,206 (31 December 2010)[2]
 - Density 386 /km2 (1,000 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MOL (old: SRB)
Postal code 15344
Area code 03341
Website Stadt Strausberg

Strausberg is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, located 30 km east of Berlin. With a population of 26,206 in 2010 it is the largest town in the district of Märkisch-Oderland.

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History

Strausberg was founded around 1240 and in 1333 its first town hall was built. Today an historic defensive wall borders the old town. The town was the administrative seat of the Strausberg district until a 1993 merger with Bad Freienwalde and Seelow formed "Märkisch-Oderland" with Seelow becoming the new administrative seat of the district.

Geography

Overview

Strausberg is 30 km east of Berlin (from the district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf) and 30 km to the west of Kostrzyn, at the Polish border. It is part of Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region and a middle center (Mittelzentrum) of it. Its bordering municipalities are, listed in a clockwise sense starting from north, Altlandsberg, Oberbarnim, Buckow, Garzau-Garzin, Rehfelde, Rüdersdorf and Petershagen-Eggersdorf.

Subdivision

The town is divided into nine boroughs (Gebiet): Fasanenpark, Gartenstadt, Hegermühle, Neue Mühle, Postbruch, Schillerhöhe (with the Spitzmühle), Strausberg Nord, Strausberg Stadt and Vorstadt. The municipality has three hamlets (Ortsteile):

Demography

After an increase of population in last decades of 20th century, Strausberg has stopped her "growth" remaining at almost 26,000 inhabitants in last one, with a little decrease in early years of 2000.[4]


Tourism

Strausberg covers an area of 68 km2. Over 750 years old, it has a population of approx. 26,300 (the largest in its district). There are over 1500 businesses and 100 km of footpath. It is known as "Die grüne Stadt am See" (the green city by the lake). Strausberg's forest and lakes are attractive, family friendly, and great for sporting. Its biggest lake is the "Straussee", located between the town and the biggest forest, the "Strausberger Wald". The forest and water protection nurtures a unique environment.

Transport

The town is served by Strausberg railway station, situated some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the south of the city, which is on the Berlin S-Bahn Line 5 and Deutsche Bahn's Berlin Lichtenberg - Kostrzyn service. There are three other stops on the S5 line within the city, these being Strausberg Hegermühle, Strausberg Stadt and Strausberg Nord.

Strausberg is also served by the Strausberg Railway (Strausberger Eisenbahn), a light rail line with 9 stops, which connects the main railway station to the centre of town. Besides the main railway station, the other 8 stops are: Landhausstraße, Schlagmühle, Stadtwald, Hegermühle, Wolfstal, Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße, Elisabethstraße and Lustgarten, the northern terminus. The Strausberg Railway also operates the Straussee Ferry (Strausseefähre), an unusual electrically operated passenger cable ferry across the Straussee.

The town has also a small aerodrome ("Flugplatz Strausberg", ICAO : EDAY) [5], opened in 1927, with a runway of 1.200 m × 28 m, and situated 2 kilometers in the east of town center.

Sport

The local football representative is the FC Strausberg, competing in "Verbandsliga Brandenburg". Home games of FCS are played at the "Energiearena" stadium.

Photogallery

Partnerships

Twin towns

Other kind of twinnages

Personalities

References

  1. ^ Independent of PDS + SPD group
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf. 
  3. ^ a b c (German) Infos about inhabitants as of 31-12-2007
  4. ^ (German) Statistics for Berlin and Brandenburg 2008
  5. ^ (German) Infos on strausberger aerodrome's official site
  6. ^ "Federal Defence", BW at the location of Strausberg

Bibliography

External links

Towns and municipalities in Märkisch-Oderland