Summary
Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə] ⓘ, Lower Sorbian: Grabin, pronounced [ˈɡrabʲin]) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
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Location of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district  | |
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| Coordinates: 51°37′42″N 13°42′37″E / 51.628243°N 13.710210°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Elbe-Elster |
| Subdivisions | 3 Stadtteile / 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Jörg Gampe[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.91 km2 (29.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,968 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 03238 |
| Dialling codes | 03531 |
| Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB |
| Website | www.finsterwalde.de |
Overview edit
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".[citation needed]
History edit
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.[3] In 1635, Finsterwalde came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony and from 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Prussia.[4] 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 edit
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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) -
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)
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Known persons edit
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
- 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 edit
- 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"[6]
References edit
- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Der Niedersorben Wendisch. Eine Sprach-Zeit-Reise. Bautzen 2003, p. 69
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Finsterwalde". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 393.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ https://leninisstillaround.com/2015/07/20/in-front-of-the-playground/ checked 26.1.2020
External links edit
Media related to Finsterwalde at Wikimedia Commons