- Teltow-Fläming
Infobox German district noregbez
name=Teltow-Fläming
state=Brandenburg
capital=Luckenwalde
area=2,092.0
population=160,453
population_as_of=2002
density=77
carsign=TF
url= [http://www.teltow-flaeming.de teltow-flaeming.de]
Teltow-Fläming is a "Kreis" (district) in the southwestern part of
Brandenburg ,Germany . Neighboring districts are (from the east clockwise)Dahme-Spreewald ,Elbe-Elster , the districts Wittenberg inSaxony-Anhalt , the districtPotsdam-Mittelmark , and the "Bundesland"Berlin .Geography
The district is named after the two main regions. The Teltow is an agricultural belt south of
Berlin . TheFläming is a wooded hill chain in the south; the portion located in this district is called the Lower Fläming, while the Higher Fläming is situated inPotsdam-Mittelmark .History
The district was formed in December
1993 by merging the previous districts Luckenwalde, Jüterbog and Zossen, but also including small parts from other former districts such asLuckau .Misc
In the time from 1997 to 2001 the district had the biggest increase in the gross economic product of all districts of Germany with a rate of +56.1%. [http://www.zeit.de/2004/02/Flensburg]
"Fläming-Skate" is a 160km long route specially for
inline skating , the only such route in Germany.Curiously, the town of
Teltow is not a part of the district Teltow-Fläming, just as the town of Dahme is not a part of the district ofDahme-Spreewald .Coat of arms
Towns and municipalities
External links
* [http://www.teltow-flaeming.de Official website] de icon
* [http://www.flaeming-skate.de Fläming-Skate] de icon
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