Altlandsberg

Altlandsberg
Altlandsberg
Location of the town of Altlandsberg within Märkisch-Oderland district
Coordinates	52°34′0″N 13°43′59″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Town subdivisions	6 Ortsteile
Mayor	Arno Jaeschke
Basic statistics
Area	106.21 km2 (41.01 sq mi)
Elevation	57 m  (187 ft)
Population	8,806 (31 December 2010)
- Density	83 /km2 (215 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MOL
Postal code	15345
Area code	033438
Website	www.altlandsberg.de

Altlandsberg is a historic town in the district of Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated about 22 km (14 mi) east of Berlin.

History

Altlandsberg Church

Altlandsberg was first mentioned in a 1230 deed, it was located at the site of a former Slavic (Sprevane) settlement. The area then was resettled in the course of the German Ostsiedlung, promoted both by the Ascanian Margraves of Brandenburg and the rivaling Margraves of Meissen from the House of Wettin. The town's name may refer to Saxon Landsberg Castle and therefore indicate an establishment by the Wettins. In 1245 the tensions rose to an armed conflict, in which the Ascanians maintained their grounds. From that time on Altlandsberg remained with Brandenburg.

The city was laid out at the behest of the Ascanian rulers, their successor Margrave Louis I from the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach even established a monastery of the Servite Order in 1335, which was dissolved during the Protestant Reformation. Altlandsberg was devastated by the Hussites in 1432, it was affected by several town fires and plague epidemics in the 16th century. The medieval town burnt down completely in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War.

External links

Media related to Altlandsberg at Wikimedia Commons