Finsterwalde, Brandenburg One Place Study

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Finsterwalde, Brandenburg One Place Study

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Name

Finsterwalde, Brandenburg

Geography

Continent: Eurppe

Country: Germany

State: Brandenburg

District: Elbe-Elster

GPS Coordinates: 51°37′42″N 13°42′37″E

Elevation:

Name

Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə] (listen), Lower Sorbian: Grabin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district, in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany

History

Finsterwalde, which is first mentioned in 1288, came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony from 1635 and of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815.

Population

• Total 15,748
• Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)

Notables

• Hansgeorg_Bätcher on Wikipedia - highly decorated pilot in the Luftwaffe and with more than 658 combat missions the leading bomber ace during World War II.
• Thomas_Eisfeld on Wikipedia - German professional footballer
• Hermann_Kotzschmar on Wikipedia - German-American musician, conductor, and composer.
• Catrin Große on Wikipedia - German painter, graphic designer and sculptor

Sources

• Wikidata: Item Q588905, en:Wikipedia
• Finsterwalde Website
• One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Finsterwalde". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 393.