Finsterwalde
Finsterwalde (Grabin, pron) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Type — Stadt • State — Brandenburg • District — Elbe-Elster • Elevation — 108 • Area — 77.21 • Postal Code — 03238 • Area Code — 03531 • Licence — EE, FI, LIB • Gemeindeschlussel — 12 0 62 140 • Divisions — 3 Stadtteile / 2 Ortsteile • Website — www.finsterwalde.de • Mayor — Jörg Gampe • Leader Term — 2017–25 • Party — CDU
Overview
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. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song".
History
History
Finsterwalde was first mentioned in 1288. Up until the beginning of 17th century, a large part of the city's population was still speaking Lower Sorbian. In 1635, Finsterwalde came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony and from 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Prussia. From 1815 to 1947, Finsterwalde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demography
Demography
• Illustration — 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) • Illustration — Recent Population Development and Projections: Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
Known persons
Known persons
• Illustration — Beach volleyball player Stephanie Pohl. The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde: • Hansgeorg Bätcher (1914–2003), Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe • Inge Deutschkron, (1922–2022), German-Israeli journalist and author • Thomas Eisfeld, (born 1993), football player for Arsenal FC • Rainer Genilke (born 1968), politician • Catrin G Grosse (born 1964), artist and painter • Kurt Haehling (1893–1983), Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht • Detlef Irrgang, (born 1966), football player • Sonja Kesselschläger, Heptathlon athlete • Hermann Kotzschmar, (1829–1908), German-American musician, conductor and composer • Peggy Kuznik, Football player • Otto Ostrowski, (1883–1963), Mayor of Finsterwalde in the 1920s • Stephanie Pohl, (born 1978), beach volleyball player • Hans-Jürgen Riediger (born 1955), football player
Buildings and Monuments
Buildings and Monuments
• Finsterwalde Solar Park • Janusz-Korczak-Gymnasium, formerly Knabenschule by Max Taut (1913) • In Finsterwalde is located a relief dedicated to Lenin in the park "Bürgerheide"
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters , retrieved 1 July 2021.
- 2.Der Niedersorben Wendisch. Eine Sprach-Zeit-Reise. Bautzen 2003, p. 69
- 3.Finsterwalde. 10. 393.
- 4.Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
- 5.https://leninisstillaround.com/2015/07/20/in-front-of-the-playground/ checked 26.1.2020
- 6.National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Doberlug-Kirchhain Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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