Friesack
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Coat of arms of Friesack Coat of arms | |
Location of Friesack
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Havelland |
| Municipal assoc. | Friesack |
| Subdivisions | 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Lothar Schneider[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.01 km2 (32.44 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
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| 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 (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːzak] Audio file "De-Friesack.ogg" not found; also Friesack/Mark) is a town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, in north-eastern 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.
History
[edit | edit source]During World War II, in September 1943, the Oflag 8 prisoner-of-war camp was relocated from Frauenberg to Wutzetz, present-day district of Friesack.[2] Polish, Greek, Bulgarian and Romanian officers were held in the camp before its dissolution in April 1945.[2]
Film shot in Friesack
[edit | edit source]- 1923 : Die Schlucht des Todes (The Ravine of Death) directed by Luciano Albertini and Albert-Francis Bertoni
Demography
[edit | edit source]Friesack: Population development within the current boundaries (2017)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sons and daughters of the town
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- Emil Schallopp (1843-1919), chess master and writer
- Karsten Wettberg (born 1941), football coach
- Adalbert von Bredow (1814-1890), Prussian general
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
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- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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