Bad Freienwalde

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Bad Freienwalde
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Bad Freienwalde
Bad Freienwalde (Germany)
Bad Freienwalde
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Märkisch-Oderland
Town subdivisions 6 Ortsteile
Mayor Ralf Lehmann (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 109.83 km² (42.4 sq mi)
Elevation 10-158 m
Population 12,754  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 116 /km² (301 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate MOL, vorher FRW
Postal code 16259
Area code 03344
Location of the town of Bad Freienwalde within Märkisch-Oderland district
Map

Coordinates: 52°47′08″N 14°01′57″E / 52.78556, 14.0325
The former Sankt Georg Kirche is a concert hall.
The former Sankt Georg Kirche is a concert hall.
Church in Altranft
Church in Altranft

Bad Freienwalde is a town in the Märkisch-Oderland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on an old branch of the Oder River, 15 km east of Eberswalde, and 50 km northeast of Berlin. It has a population of 13,087 (2005). It has a small palace, built by the Great Elector, an Evangelical and a Roman Catholic church, and manufactures of furniture, machinery. The neighboring forests and its medicinal springs make it a favorite summer resort of the inhabitants of Berlin. A new tower commands a fine view of the Oderbruch. Freienwalde first appeared as a town in 1364.

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