- Neuzelle
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Neuzelle Coordinates 52°04′59″N 14°37′59″E / 52.08306°N 14.63306°ECoordinates: 52°04′59″N 14°37′59″E / 52.08306°N 14.63306°E Administration Country Germany State Brandenburg District Oder-Spree Municipal assoc. Neuzelle subdivisions 11 districts Mayor Klaus Schroth (SPD) Basic statistics Area 135.00 km2 (52.12 sq mi) Elevation 43 m (141 ft) Population 4,471 (31 December 2010)[1] - Density 33 /km2 (86 /sq mi) Other information Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Licence plate LOS Postal code 15898 Area code 033652 Website www.neuzelle.de Neuzelle is a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg, Germany, along the border with Poland. The settlement in the historic Lower Lusatia region is probably best known for Neuzelle Abbey and its Neuzeller Kloster Brewery.
History
The abbey was established on 12 October 1268 by Henry III the Illustrious, margrave of Lusatia, as a filial monastery of Cistercian Altzelle Abbey near Nossen in the Margraviate of Meissen. A Brick Gothic hall church was erected in the early 14th century, which soon became the spiritual centre of the region.
During the Protestant Reformation, Neuzelle with its extended possessions remained Catholic, even after the Lutheran Electorate of Saxony had acquired the Lusatias by the 1635 Peace of Prague. Heavily demolished in the Thirty Years' War, the church was rebuilt in a Baroque style including rich interior decorations. By the Final Act of the 1815 Vienna Congress, Lower Lusatia fell to Prussia and the abbey was finally securalised by the order of King Frederick William III two years later.
Twin town
Langenberg, Westphalia, Germany
References
- ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg am am 30. Dezember 2010 nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden. Gebietsstand: 31.12.2010" (in German). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg. 31 December 2010. http://www.statistik-berlin-brandenburg.de//Publikationen/OTab/2011/OT_A01-04-00_124_201012_BB.pdf.
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