Seelow

Seelow
Town Hall
Seelow
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Märkisch-Oderland
Mayor Udo Schulz (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area 25.28 km2 (9.76 sq mi)
Elevation 52 m  (171 ft)
Population 5,540 (31 December 2010)[1]
 - Density 219 /km2 (568 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MOL, vorher SEE
Postal code 15306
Area code 03346
Website www.seelow.de

Seelow is a German town, seat of the Märkisch-Oderland, a district of Brandenburg.

Contents

Geography

It is situated in the extreme east of Germany, 70 km (40 miles) east of Berlin, 16 km (10 miles) west of the boundary with Poland.

History

Seelow was the location of one of the last major pitched battles in Europe during World War II - the Battle of the Seelow Heights. In this Battle, from April 16 to 19, 1945, Soviet troops under Marshal Zhukov opened the way to Berlin but suffered great losses.

Cultural references

Because of its importance in World War II, Seelow is today featured in many video games, books, and movies. Seelow is a playable map in the popular PS3 and Xbox 360 game Call of Duty: World at War. The Battle of the Seelow Heights is featured extensively in Men of War. The planet Тзаэло (Tzaelow) in the Warhammer 40,000 universe is a likely reference to the town of Seelow, particularly the way that the battle is fought.

References

  1. ^ "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. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Seelow Seelow] at Wikimedia Commons
Towns and municipalities in Märkisch-Oderland