Fehrbellin

Fehrbellin
Coat of arms
Fehrbellin
Location of Fehrbellin within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Coordinates: 52°47′59″N 12°46′00″E / 52.79972°N 12.76667°E / 52.79972; 12.76667Coordinates: 52°47′59″N 12°46′00″E / 52.79972°N 12.76667°E / 52.79972; 12.76667
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Area
• Total	269.06 km2 (103.88 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	8,829
• Density	33/km2 (85/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16833
Dialling codes	033932
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	www.amt-fehrbellin.de

Fehrbellin is a municipality in Germany, located 60 km NW of Berlin. It had 9,310 inhabitants as of 2005, but has since declined to 8,606 inhabitants in 2012.

In 1675, the Battle of Fehrbellin was fought there, in which the troops of Brandenburg defeated those of occupying Sweden. In 1758 during the Seven Years' War Prussian and Swedish forces clashed at the Battle of Fehrbellin (1758).

One of the most important skydiving dropzones of Germany is located at the local airport.

Church

War memorial

Rectory

Former school

Wustrau and Altfriesack were amalgamated in 1970. With 1221 residents, the combined municipal division is the largest in the municipality. Altfriesack lies between the Ruppiner See and the Bützsee and belonged to Alt Ruppin until 1872. By area, Fehrbellin is the second-largest rural municipality ("Gemeinde") in Germany, trailing only Nuthe-Urstromtal.

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 (Blue Line) and Forecasts