Storkow, Brandenburg

Infobox German Location
Art = Stadt
Name = Storkow
Wappen = Storkow (Mark) - Wappen.pnglat_deg = 52 |lat_min = 15
lon_deg = 13 |lon_min = 56
Lageplan = Storkow (Mark) in LOS.pngBundesland = Brandenburg
Landkreis = Oder-Spree
Höhe = 37
Fläche = 179.96
Einwohner = 9439
Stand = 2006-06-30
PLZ = 15859
Vorwahl = 033678
Kfz = LOS
Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 67 481
Gliederung = 13 Ortsteile
Straße = Rudolf-Breitscheid-Str. 74
Website = [http://www.storkow.de/ www.storkow.de]
Bürgermeister = Christina Gericke
Bürgermeistertitel = Bürgermeisterin
Partei = parteilos

Storkow (Mark) is a town in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Geography

Storkow is situated 15 km southwest of Fürstenwalde.

Division of the town

The following villages were incorporated into Storkow after local council elections in 2003(Karlslust, Neu Boston and Wolfswinkel had already been considered as part of the Storkow municipality prior to the elections)

Twin Towns

* ) -- since 2003

History

The town of Storkow was first mentioned in 1209 by Otto IV and is one of the oldest towns in Brandenburg. Originally part of Lower Lusatia, it was presented as a gift to the margraves of Brandenburg by King Ferdinand I of Bohemia together with neighbouring Beeskow. Since then it has remained part of Brandenburg.

Philadelphia and Neu Boston

The villages of Philadelphia and Neu Boston were named after their American counterparts by Frederick II of Prussia in 1772. [de icon [http://www.zeit.de/2003/33/Boston This is not America: Dabei ist die Rede von Boston und Philadelphia. Das aber sind zwei Dörfer, klein und unscheinbar. Sie liegen mitten in Brandenburg Von Franz Lenze | ZEIT online ] ]

External links

* [http://www.storkow-mark.de/ Offical site] de icon

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