Fürstenwalde

Infobox German Location
Name = Fürstenwalde
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Fuerstenwalde_Spree.jpg
imagesize = 300px
image_caption = City centre in Fürstenwalde
Wappen = Wappen Fuerstenwalde.pnglat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 22
lon_deg = 14 |lon_min = 04
Lageplan = Fürstenwalde-Spree in LOS.pngBundesland = Brandenburg
Landkreis = Oder-Spree
Höhe = 43
Fläche = 70.55
Einwohner = 33188
Stand = 2006-06-30
PLZ = 15517
Vorwahl = 03361
Kfz = LOS
Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 67 144
Gliederung = City center and 4 districts
Straße = Am Markt 4-6
Website = [http://www.stadt-fuerstenwalde.de www.stadt-fuerstenwalde.de]
Bürgermeister = Manfred Reim
Partei = FDP

Fürstenwalde is a town in the Oder-Spree District of Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Spree, exactly. 55 km east of Berlin.

History

Fürstenwalde was first documented in 1272. In 1373 it became the official seat of the Bishopric of Lebus and Fürstenwalde's "Marienkirche" (Church of the Virgin Mary) was raised to a cathedral. The bishopric was secularized during the Reformation in 1555, and was completely disbanded at the ascension of Joachim Frederick as Margrave of Brandenburg in 1598.

Twin towns

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External links

* [http://www.stadt-fuerstenwalde.de Official site]
* [http://www.fuerstenwalde-tourismus.de/html/stadtgeschichte.html History of Füstenwalde]