Briesen (Mark) 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.
Briesen (Mark) | |
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Location of Briesen (Mark) within Oder-Spree district | |
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 (2019–24) | Jörg Bredow[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 110.83 km2 (42.79 sq mi) |
Elevation | 43 m (141 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,951 |
• Density | 27/km2 (69/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 |
History edit
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 edit
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 edit
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Notable people edit
- Werner E. Ablaß (born 1946), German politician
References edit
- ^ Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links edit
Media related to Briesen (Mark) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website of Briesen (Mark) (in German)