Friesack

Friesack
Town
Museum and library
Museum and library
Coat of arms of Friesack
Coat of arms
Location of Friesack within Havelland district
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Friesack is located in Germany
Friesack
Friesack
Friesack is located in Brandenburg
Friesack
Friesack
Coordinates: 52°44′N 12°35′E / 52.733°N 12.583°E / 52.733; 12.583
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictHavelland
Municipal assoc.Friesack
Subdivisions2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Lothar Schneider[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total
83.67 km2 (32.31 sq mi)
Elevation
35 m (115 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
2,537
 • Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
14662
Dialling codes033235
Vehicle registrationHVL
Websitewww.amt-friesack.de

Friesack (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːˌzak] ⓘ; 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.

Seven Brothers Oak

History

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.[3] Polish, Greek, Bulgarian and Romanian officers were held in the camp before its dissolution in April 1945.[3]

Film shot in Friesack

Demography

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)
Friesack: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[4]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 4,136—    
1890 4,057−0.13%
1910 3,511−0.72%
1925 3,447−0.12%
1933 3,356−0.33%
1939 3,539+0.89%
1946 4,812+4.49%
1950 4,640−0.91%
1964 3,896−1.24%
1971 3,719−0.66%
1981 3,356−1.02%
1985 3,243−0.85%
1989 3,116−0.99%
1990 3,003−3.63%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1991 2,972−1.03%
1992 2,927−1.51%
1993 2,889−1.30%
1994 2,963+2.56%
1995 2,921−1.42%
1996 2,923+0.07%
1997 2,979+1.92%
1998 3,014+1.17%
1999 3,000−0.46%
2000 2,989−0.37%
2001 2,953−1.20%
2002 2,904−1.66%
2003 2,859−1.55%
2004 2,855−0.14%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2005 2,816−1.37%
2006 2,781−1.24%
2007 2,725−2.01%
2008 2,670−2.02%
2009 2,639−1.16%
2010 2,541−3.71%
2011 2,522−0.75%
2012 2,484−1.51%
2013 2,483−0.04%
2014 2,546+2.54%
2015 2,794+9.74%
2016 2,560−8.38%
2017 2,550−0.39%

Sons and daughters of the town

General von Bredow

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 211–212. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons


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