Fürstenwalde

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Location of the town of Fürstenwalde within Oder-Spree district
Fürstenwalde
City centre in Fürstenwalde
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Town subdivisions	City center and 4 districts
Mayor	Manfred Reim (FDP)
Basic statistics
Area	70.55 km² (27.2 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Population	33,188 (30/06/2006)
- Density	470 /km² (1,218 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	LOS
Postal code	15517
Area code	03361
Website	www.stadt-fuerstenwalde.de
Coordinates: 52°22′00″N 14°04′00″E / 52.366667, 14.066667

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

[edit] History

Fürstenwalde was first documented in 1272. In 1373 it became the official seat of the Bishopric of Lebus and Fürstenwalde's Marienkirche (Church of the Virgin Mary) was raised to a cathedral. 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.

[edit] Twin towns

[edit] External links

(German) Official site
(German) History of Füstenwalde

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Fürstenwalde/Spree

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Oder-Spree

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