Fürstenwalde

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Fürstenwalde/Spree
City centre in Fürstenwalde

Coat of arms
Fürstenwalde/Spree
Coordinates: 52°22′N 14°04′E / 52.367°N 14.067°E / 52.367; 14.067Coordinates: 52°22′N 14°04′E / 52.367°N 14.067°E / 52.367; 14.067
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oder-Spree
Subdivisions City center and 4 districts
Government
 • Mayor Hans-Ulrich Hengst ([neutral])
Area
 • Total 70.55 km2 (27.24 sq mi)
Elevation 43 m (141 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 30,885
 • Density 440/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 15517
Dialling codes 03361
Vehicle registration LOS
Website www.stadt-fuerstenwalde.de

Fürstenwalde is a town in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Spree, 55 km east of Berlin.

History

Fürstenwalde was first documented in 1272. In 1373 Bishop Wenceslaus moved the official seat of the Bishopric of Lebus from Göritz an der Oder (Górzyca) to Fürstenwalde and its Marienkirche (Church of the Virgin Mary) was raised to a cathedral. The last Catholic bishop was Georg von Blumenthal (1490-1550), who was besieged in his palace by Reformist robbers led by Nickel von Minkwitz. The Bishop had to escape through a window in disguise. The bishopric was secularized during the Reformation in 1555, and was completely disbanded at the ascension of Joachim Frederick as Margrave of Brandenburg in 1598.

Demography

  • Development of Population since 1875 within the Actual Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

  • Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Notable people

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Fürstenwalde is twinned with:

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2012 (XLS-Datei; 83 KB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 31 December 2012. 
  2. ↑ "Die Träger des Ritterkreuzes des Eisernen Kreuzes 1939 - 1945". Das-ritterkreuz.de. Retrieved 2013-09-26. 
  3. ↑ "Axis History Forum • General Wilhelm Burgdorf". Forum.axishistory.com. Retrieved 2013-09-26. 

External links

Towns and municipalities in Oder-Spree


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