Finsterwalde
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Location of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district
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| Coordinates: 51°37′59″N 13°43′00″E / 51.63306°N 13.71667°ECoordinates: 51°37′59″N 13°43′00″E / 51.63306°N 13.71667°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Elbe-Elster | |
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| • Mayor | Jörg Gampe (CDU) | |
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| • Total | 76.91 km2 (29.70 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 16,548 | |
| • Density | 220/km2 (560/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 03238 | |
| Dialling codes | 03531 | |
| Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB | |
| Website | www.finsterwalde.de | |
Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə], Lower Sorbian: Grabin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Brandenburg, Germany.
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. The town, which is first mentioned in 1288, came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony from 1635 and of Prussia in 1815. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song".
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
The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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