Bezirk Frankfurt | |
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District | |
Location of Bezirk Frankfurt within the German Democratic Republic |
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Coordinates: 52°30′N 14°10′E / 52.500°N 14.167°E | |
Country | German Democratic Republic |
Subdivisions | 9 Kreise and 3 Stadtkreise |
Formed | 1952 |
Dissolved | 1990 |
Seat | Frankfurt (Oder) |
Area | |
• Total | 7,186 km2 (2,775 sq mi) |
Population (1989) | |
• Total | 713,800 |
• Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
Vehicle registration | E |
The Bezirk Frankfurt, also Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder), was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Frankfurt (Oder).
The district was established, with the other 13, on July 25, 1952, substituting the old German states. After October 3, 1990, it was disestablished due to the German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Brandenburg.
The Bezirk Frankfurt bordered with East Berlin and the Bezirke of Neubrandenburg, Potsdam and Cottbus. It bordered also with Poland.
The Bezirk was divided into 12 Kreise: 3 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 9 rural districts (Landkreise):