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Finsterwalde

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Finsterwalde
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Finsterwalde
Coat of arms
Location of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district
Bad LiebenwerdaCrinitzDoberlug-KirchhainElsterwerdaFalkenbergFichtwaldFinsterwaldeGorden-StaupitzGroßthiemigGrödenHeidelandHerzbergHirschfeldHohenbuckoHohenleipischKremitzaueLebusaLichterfeld-SchacksdorfMassen-NiederlausitzMerzdorfMühlbergPlessaRöderlandRückersdorfSallgastSchildaSchliebenSchönbornSchönewaldeSchradenSonnewaldeTröbitzUebigau-WahrenbrückBrandenburg
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CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictElbe-Elster
Subdivisions3 Stadtteile / 2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Jörg Gampe[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total
77.21 km2 (29.81 sq mi)
Elevation
108 m (354 ft)
Population
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 • Total
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Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
03238
Dialling codes03531
Vehicle registrationEE, FI, LIB
Websitewww.finsterwalde.de

Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə] Audio file "De-Finsterwalde.ogg" not found, Lower Sorbian: Grabin, pronounced [ˈɡrabʲin]) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.

Overview

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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

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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.[2] In 1635, Finsterwalde came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony and from 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Prussia.[3] 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

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Known persons

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File:Stephanie Pohl Austrian Masters 2008.jpg
Beach volleyball player Stephanie Pohl.

The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:

Buildings and Monuments

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  • 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"[5]

Climate

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Climate data for Doberlug-Kirchhain [a] (1991–2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 3.4
(38.1) 		5.0
(41.0) 		9.2
(48.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		19.7
(67.5) 		23.1
(73.6) 		25.3
(77.5) 		25.1
(77.2) 		20.1
(68.2) 		14.3
(57.7) 		8.1
(46.6) 		4.4
(39.9) 		14.4
(57.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 0.6
(33.1) 		1.5
(34.7) 		4.6
(40.3) 		9.5
(49.1) 		13.9
(57.0) 		17.3
(63.1) 		19.4
(66.9) 		19.0
(66.2) 		14.5
(58.1) 		9.6
(49.3) 		4.9
(40.8) 		1.8
(35.2) 		9.7
(49.5)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −2.4
(27.7) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		0.3
(32.5) 		3.3
(37.9) 		7.5
(45.5) 		11.0
(51.8) 		13.2
(55.8) 		12.8
(55.0) 		9.2
(48.6) 		5.4
(41.7) 		1.7
(35.1) 		−0.9
(30.4) 		4.9
(40.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 45.7
(1.80) 		34.0
(1.34) 		38.8
(1.53) 		27.9
(1.10) 		57.2
(2.25) 		53.4
(2.10) 		69.4
(2.73) 		61.2
(2.41) 		45.8
(1.80) 		39.4
(1.55) 		43.3
(1.70) 		44.1
(1.74) 		561.6
(22.11)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.1 mm) 17.1 13.7 15.1 11.0 13.1 12.9 14.0 12.7 11.8 13.8 15.0 16.4 166.8
Average relative humidity (%) 84.5 80.6 77.0 70.5 70.5 70.0 69.0 69.9 76.6 82.3 87.1 86.2 77.8
Mean monthly sunshine hours 55.2 78.0 124.7 190.8 224.2 218.7 228.4 220.4 163.7 114.1 62.2 48.3 1,741.3
Source: NOAA[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ Doberlug-Kirchhain is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Finsterwalde.

References

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  1. ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters Archived 9 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ Der Niedersorben Wendisch. Eine Sprach-Zeit-Reise. Bautzen 2003, p. 69
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  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
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