Friedrichswalde

Friedrichswalde
Mural of Frederick the Great, namesake of the municipality
Location of Friedrichswalde within Barnim district
Location of Friedrichswalde
Friedrichswalde
Friedrichswalde
Coordinates: 53°02′N 13°43′E / 53.033°N 13.717°E / 53.033; 13.717
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictBarnim
Municipal assoc.Joachimsthal (Schorfheide)
Subdivisions2 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Sven Ströbele[1]
Area
 • Total
45.07 km2 (17.40 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
821
 • Density18.2/km2 (47.2/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16247
Dialling codes033367
Vehicle registrationBAR
Websitewww.amt-joachimsthal.de

Friedrichswalde (German pronunciation: [fʁiːdʁɪçsˈvaldə] ) is a municipality in the district of Barnim in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the Schorfheide nature reserve.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Friedrichswalde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the East German Bezirk Frankfurt and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.

Demography

Personality

  • Friedrich Wilhelm von Redern (1802-1883), Prussian general manager and politician, owner of Gut Glambeck
  • Paul Thränert (1875-1960), trade unionist, born in Friedrichswalde
  • Bruno Endrejat (1908-1945), resistance fighter against Nazism, born in Friedrichswalde

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Barnim Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons