Finsterwalde
| Finsterwalde | ||
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Town hall | ||
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  Finsterwalde | ||
Location of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district  | ||
| Coordinates: 51°37′59″N 13°43′00″E / 51.63306°N 13.71667°ECoordinates: 51°37′59″N 13°43′00″E / 51.63306°N 13.71667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Elbe-Elster | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jörg Gampe (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 76.91 km2 (29.70 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 16,548 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 03238 | |
| Dialling codes | 03531 | |
| Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB | |
| Website | www.finsterwalde.de | |
Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə], Lower Sorbian: Grabin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Brandenburg, Germany.
Overview
It is situated on the Schackebach, a tributary of the Kleine Elster, 28 m. W.S.W of Cottbus by rail. Pop. (2005) 18,840. The town has a Gothic church (1581), a castle, schools, cloth and cigar factories, iron-foundries, flour and saw mills and factories for machine building. The town, which is first mentioned in 1288, came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony from 1635 and of Prussia in 1815. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song".
Demography
Development of population since 1875 within the current 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
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Known persons
The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:
- Hansgeorg Bätcher Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
- Inge Deutschkron, German-Israeli journalist and author
- Thomas Eisfeld, Football player for Arsenal FC
- Catrin G Grosse Artist and painter
- Kurt Haehling Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Detlef Irrgang, Football player
- Sonja Kesselschläger, Heptathlon athlete
- Hermann Kotzschmar, German-American musician, conductor and composer
- Peggy Kuznik, Football player
- Otto Ostrowski, Mayor of Finsterwalde in the 1920s
- Stephanie Pohl, Beach volleyball player
- Hans-Jürgen Riediger, Football player
Buildings
- Finsterwalde Solar Park
- Janusz-Korczak-Gymnasium, formerly Knabenschule by Max Taut (1913)
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
- ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Finsterwalde". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
External links
Media related to Finsterwalde at Wikimedia Commons
