Finsterwalde
Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə], Lower Sorbian: Grabin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Brandenburg, Germany.
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Location of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°37′59″N 13°43′00″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Elbe-Elster |
| Subdivisions | 3 Stadtteile / 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jörg Gampe (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.91 km2 (29.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 16,068 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 03238 |
| Dialling codes | 03531 |
| Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB |
| Website | www.finsterwalde.de |
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 and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
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Known persons
Beach volleyball player Stephanie Pohl.
The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:
- Hansgeorg Bätcher (1914-2003), Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe
- Inge Deutschkron, (born 1922), German-Israeli journalist and author
- Thomas Eisfeld, (born 1993), football player for Arsenal FC
- Catrin G Grosse (born 1964), artist and painter
- Kurt Haehling (1893-1983), Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht
- Detlef Irrgang, (born 1966), football player
- Sonja Kesselschläger, Heptathlon athlete
- Hermann Kotzschmar, (1829-1908), German-American musician, conductor and composer
- Peggy Kuznik, Football player
- Otto Ostrowski, (1883-1963), Mayor of Finsterwalde in the 1920s
- Stephanie Pohl, (born 1978), beach volleyball player
- Hans-Jürgen Riediger, football player
Buildings and Monuments
- Finsterwalde Solar Park
- Janusz-Korczak-Gymnasium, formerly Knabenschule by Max Taut (1913)
- In Finsterwalde is located a relief dedicated to Lenin in the park "Bürgerheide"[3]
References
- "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2019". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). July 2020.
- Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
- https://leninisstillaround.com/2015/07/20/in-front-of-the-playground/ checked 26.1.2020
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
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