Coordinates: 52°44′N 12°35′E / 52.733°N 12.583°E / 52.733; 12.583

Friesack

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Friesack
Museum and library
Museum and library
Location of Friesack within Havelland district
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] Audio file "De-Friesack.ogg" not found; 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.

File:Friesack 7 Oak.jpg
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

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Friesack.pdf
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

File:General von Bredow.jpg
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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  3. 3.0 3.1 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