Neustadt-Eberswalde
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 Eberswalde
Location of Eberswalde within Barnim district
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| Coordinates: 52°49′59″N 13°49′59″E / 52.83306°N 13.83306°ECoordinates: 52°49′59″N 13°49′59″E / 52.83306°N 13.83306°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Barnim | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Friedhelm Boginski (FDP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 58.17 km2 (22.46 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 39,303 | |
| • Density | 680/km2 (1,700/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 16225/16227 | |
| Dialling codes | 03334 | |
| Vehicle registration | BAR, BER, EW | |
| Website | www.eberswalde.de | |
Eberswalde (German pronunciation: [ˌʔeːbɐsˈvaldə]) is a major town and the administrative seat of the district Barnim in the German Federal State (Bundesland) of Brandenburg, about 50 km northeast of Berlin. Population 42144 (census in June 2005), geographical location 52°50′N 13°50′E / 52.833°N 13.833°E. The town is often called Waldstadt (forest town), because of the large forests around it, including the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. Despite this fact, Eberswalde was an important industrial center until the German Reunification.
The area around Eberswalde was already populated in Paleolithic. Before the establishment of the Margraviate of Brandenburg it was the place of a Slavic . The Treasure of Eberswalde, the largest pre-Christian gold treasure from the area of today's Germany was found here. Today the treasure is located in the Pushkin Museum in Moscow.
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