Briesen (Mark)
Briesen (Mark) | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Briesen (Mark)
within Oder-Spree district | |
Location of Briesen (Mark) | |
Briesen (Mark) Briesen (Mark) | |
| Coordinates: 52°20′N 14°17′E / 52.333°N 14.283°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Oder-Spree |
| Municipal assoc. | Odervorland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–29) | Jan Kliemt[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 111.66 km2 (43.11 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,959 |
| • Density | 26.50/km2 (68.63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 15518 |
| Dialling codes | 033607, 033635 |
| Vehicle registration | LOS |
| Website | www.briesen-mark.de |
Briesen (Mark) (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁiːzn̩] ⓘ; Polish: Brzezin) is a village and a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated east of the capital Berlin, between the towns Fürstenwalde and Frankfurt an der Oder. Briesen was first mentioned in 1403.
History
From 1815 to 1947, Briesen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.
Local government
Since 2014 the municipality Briesen consists of the villages Alt Madlitz, Biegen, Briesen, Falkenberg and Wilmersdorf. It is part of Amt Odervorland. Its governing council, dealing with local affairs, consists of 12 seats.
Demography
Briesen (mark): population development within the current boundaries (2013)[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notable people
- Werner E. Ablaß (born 1946), German politician
References
- ^ Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
Media related to Briesen (Mark) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Briesen (Mark) (in German)