Friesack

Friesack
Town
Museum and library
Coat of arms
Location of Friesack within Havelland district
Friesack Friesack
Coordinates: 52°43′59″N 12°34′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Havelland
Municipal assoc.	Friesack
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Gottschalk (SPD)
Area
• Total	83.67 km2 (32.31 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,537
• Density	30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	14662
Dialling codes	033235
Vehicle registration	HVL
Website	www.amt-friesack.de

Friesack is a town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northeast of Rathenow, and 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Neuruppin. It is known for its Mesolithic archaeological site.

Seven Brothers Oak

Film shot in Friesack

• 1923 : Die Schlucht des Todes (The Ravine of Death) directed by Luciano Albertini and Albert-Francis Bertoni

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current 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)

Friesack: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,136 —     1890 4,057 −0.13% 1910 3,511 −0.72% 1925 3,447 −0.12% 1933 3,356 −0.33% 1939 3,539 +0.89% 1946 4,812 +4.49% 1950 4,640 −0.91% 1964 3,896 −1.24% 1971 3,719 −0.66% 1981 3,356 −1.02% 1985 3,243 −0.85% 1989 3,116 −0.99% 1990 3,003 −3.63%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1991 2,972 −1.03% 1992 2,927 −1.51% 1993 2,889 −1.30% 1994 2,963 +2.56% 1995 2,921 −1.42% 1996 2,923 +0.07% 1997 2,979 +1.92% 1998 3,014 +1.17% 1999 3,000 −0.46% 2000 2,989 −0.37% 2001 2,953 −1.20% 2002 2,904 −1.66% 2003 2,859 −1.55% 2004 2,855 −0.14%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2005 2,816 −1.37% 2006 2,781 −1.24% 2007 2,725 −2.01% 2008 2,670 −2.02% 2009 2,639 −1.16% 2010 2,541 −3.71% 2011 2,522 −0.75% 2012 2,484 −1.51% 2013 2,483 −0.04% 2014 2,546 +2.54% 2015 2,794 +9.74% 2016 2,560 −8.38% 2017 2,550 −0.39%

Sons and daughters of the town

General von Bredow

• Emil Schallopp (1843-1919), chess master and writer
• Karsten Wettberg (born 1941), football coach
• Adalbert von Bredow (1814-1890), Prussian general