Finsterwalde
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Location of the town of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district
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| Coordinates | 51°37′59″N 13°43′0″E / 51.63306°N 13.716667°ECoordinates: 51°37′59″N 13°43′0″E / 51.63306°N 13.716667°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Elbe-Elster |
| Town subdivisions | 3 Stadtteile / 2 Ortsteile |
| Mayor | Johannes Wohmann (FDP) |
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| Area | 76.91 km2 (29.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population | 17,407 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 226 /km2 (586 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | EE (old: FI) |
| Postal code | 03238 |
| Area code | 03531 |
| Website | www.finsterwalde.de |
Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə], Lower Sorbian: Grabin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Brandenburg, Germany.
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[edit] 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 electoral Saxony from 1635 and of Prussia in 1815. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song".
[edit] Known persons
The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:
- Hansgeorg Bätcher Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves.
- Inge Deutschkron, German-Israeli journalist and author
- Thomas Eisfeld, Football player for Arsenal FC
- Catrin G Grosse Artist and painter
- Kurt Haehling Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
- Detlef Irrgang, Football player
- Sonja Kesselschläger, Heptathlon athlete
- Hermann Kotzschmar, German-American musician, conductor and composer
- Peggy Kuznik, Football player
- Otto Ostrowski, Major of Finsterwalde in the 1920s
- Stephanie Pohl, Beach volleyball player
- Hans-Jürgen Riediger, Football player
[edit] Buildings
- Finsterwalde Solar Park
- Janusz-Korczak-Gymnasium, formerly Knabenschule by Max Taut (1913)
[edit] References
- ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
[edit] External links
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