Seelow

Seelow
Town Hall
Seelow
Location of the town of Seelow within Märkisch-Oderland district
Coordinates	52°31′0″N 14°22′59″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Mayor	Udo Schulz (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	25.28 km2 (9.76 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m  (171 ft)
Population	5,392 (31 December 2011)
- Density	213 /km2 (552 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MOL, vorher SEE
Postal code	15306
Area code	03346
Website	www.seelow.de

Seelow is a German town, seat of the Märkisch-Oderland, a district of Brandenburg.

Geography

Church in Seelow.

It is situated in the extreme east of Germany, 70 km (40 miles) east of Berlin, 16 km (10 miles) west of the boundary with Poland.

History

Seelow was the location of one of the last major pitched battles in Europe during World War II - the Battle of the Seelow Heights. In this Battle, from April 16 to 19, 1945, Soviet troops under Marshal Zhukov opened the way to Berlin but suffered great losses.

Cultural references

Because of its importance in World War II, Seelow is today featured in many video games, books, and movies. Seelow is a playable map in the popular PS3 and Xbox 360 game Call of Duty: World at War. The Battle of the Seelow Heights is featured extensively in Men of War. The planet Тзаэло (Tzaelow) in the Warhammer 40,000 universe is a likely reference to the town of Seelow, particularly the way that the battle is fought.

Demography

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  Development of Population since 1875 within the Actual Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

External links

Media related to Seelow at Wikimedia Commons