Fürstenwalde

Fürstenwalde/Spree
City centre in Fürstenwalde
Fürstenwalde/Spree
Location of the town of Fürstenwalde/Spree within Oder-Spree district
Coordinates	52°22′N 14°04′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Town subdivisions	City center and 4 districts
Mayor	Hans-Ulrich Hengst ([neutral])
Basic statistics
Area	70.55 km2 (27.24 sq mi)
Elevation	43 m  (141 ft)
Population	32,468 (31 December 2010)
- Density	460 /km2 (1,192 /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

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

History

Fürstenwalde was first documented in 1272. In 1373 Bishop Wenceslaus moved the official seat of the Bishopric of Lebus from Göritz an der Oder (Górzyca) to Fürstenwalde and its 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.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Fürstenwalde is twinned with:

• Choszczno, Poland
• Sanok, Poland
• Reinheim, Hessia, Germany

External links

Media related to Fürstenwalde/Spree at Wikimedia Commons

• Official Website (German)
• History of Füstenwalde (German)