- Fürstenwalde
Infobox German Location
Name = Fürstenwalde
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Fuerstenwalde_Spree.jpg
imagesize = 300px
image_caption = City centre in Fürstenwalde
Wappen = Wappen Fuerstenwalde.png
lat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 22
lon_deg = 14 |lon_min = 04
Lageplan = Fürstenwalde-Spree in LOS.png
Bundesland = 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 = FDPFürstenwalde is a town in the
Oder-Spree District ofBrandenburg ,Germany . It is situated on the riverSpree , exactly. 55 km east ofBerlin .History
Fürstenwalde was first documented in
1272 . In1373 it became the official seat of theBishopric of Lebus and Fürstenwalde's "Marienkirche" (Church of the Virgin Mary) was raised to a cathedral. The bishopric was secularized during theReformation in1555 , and was completely disbanded at the ascension of Joachim Frederick asMargrave of Brandenburg in1598 .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]
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