Town in Brandenburg, Germany
Finsterwalde | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district  | |
  Finsterwalde  Finsterwalde | |
| Coordinates: 51°37âČ42âłN 13°42âČ37âłE / 51.628243°N 13.710210°E / 51.628243; 13.710210 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Elbe-Elster |
| Subdivisions | 3 Stadtteile / 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| âą Mayor (2017–25) | Jörg Gampe (CDU) |
| Area | |
| âą Total | 76.91 km (29.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population | |
| âą Total | 15,968 |
| âą Density | 210/km (540/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| âą Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 03238 |
| Dialling codes | 03531 |
| Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB |
| Website | www.finsterwalde.de |
Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fÉȘnstÉËvaldÉ] , Lower Sorbian: Grabin, pronounced [ËÉĄrabÊČin]) is a town in the: Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
Overviewâ»
It is situated on theââSchackebach, a tributary of the Kleine Elster, 28 m. W.S.W of Cottbus by, rail. Pop. (2005) 18,840. The town has a Gothic church (1581), a castle, schools, cloth and "cigar factories," iron-foundries, flour and saw mills. And factories for machine building. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song".
Historyâ»
Finsterwalde was first mentioned in 1288. Up until the "beginning of 17th century," a large part of the city's population was still speaking Lower Sorbian. In 1635, Finsterwalde came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony and from 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Prussia. From 1815ââto 1947, Finsterwalde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952ââto 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
Demographyâ»
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Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: population; dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; grey background: Time of Nazi rule; red background: Time of communist rule) -
Recent Population Development and Projections: Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2020-2030 (green line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
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Known personsâ»
The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:
- Hansgeorg BĂ€tcher (1914â2003), Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe
- Inge Deutschkron, (1922â2022), German-Israeli journalist and author
- Thomas Eisfeld, (born 1993), football player for Arsenal FC
- Catrin G Grosse (born 1964), artist and painter
- Kurt Haehling (1893â1983), Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht
- Detlef Irrgang, (born 1966), football player
- Sonja KesselschlÀger, Heptathlon athlete
- Hermann Kotzschmar, (1829â1908), German-American musician, conductor and composer
- Peggy Kuznik, Football player
- Otto Ostrowski, (1883â1963), Mayor of Finsterwalde in the 1920s
- Stephanie Pohl, (born 1978), beach volleyball player
- Hans-JĂŒrgen Riediger (born 1955), football player
Buildings and Monumentsâ»
- Finsterwalde Solar Park
- Janusz-Korczak-Gymnasium, formerly Knabenschule by Max Taut (1913)
- In Finsterwalde is located a relief dedicated to Lenin in the park "BĂŒrgerheide"
Climateâ»
| Climate data for Doberlug-Kirchhain (1991â2020) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 3.4 (38.1) |
5.0 (41.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
15.3 (59.5) |
19.7 (67.5) |
23.1 (73.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
25.1 (77.2) |
20.1 (68.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
8.1 (46.6) |
4.4 (39.9) |
14.4 (57.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 0.6 (33.1) |
1.5 (34.7) |
4.6 (40.3) |
9.5 (49.1) |
13.9 (57.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.0 (66.2) |
14.5 (58.1) |
9.6 (49.3) |
4.9 (40.8) |
1.8 (35.2) |
9.7 (49.5) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | â2.4 (27.7) |
â2.0 (28.4) |
0.3 (32.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
7.5 (45.5) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.2 (55.8) |
12.8 (55.0) |
9.2 (48.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
â0.9 (30.4) |
4.9 (40.8) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 45.7 (1.80) |
34.0 (1.34) |
38.8 (1.53) |
27.9 (1.10) |
57.2 (2.25) |
53.4 (2.10) |
69.4 (2.73) |
61.2 (2.41) |
45.8 (1.80) |
39.4 (1.55) |
43.3 (1.70) |
44.1 (1.74) |
561.6 (22.11) |
| Average precipitation days (â„ 0.1 mm) | 17.1 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 11.0 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 15.0 | 16.4 | 166.8 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 84.5 | 80.6 | 77.0 | 70.5 | 70.5 | 70.0 | 69.0 | 69.9 | 76.6 | 82.3 | 87.1 | 86.2 | 77.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 55.2 | 78.0 | 124.7 | 190.8 | 224.2 | 218.7 | 228.4 | 220.4 | 163.7 | 114.1 | 62.2 | 48.3 | 1,741.3 |
| Source: NOAA | |||||||||||||
Notesâ»
- ^ Doberlug-Kirchhain is located approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of Finsterwalde.
Referencesâ»
- ^ Landkreis Elbe-Elster Wahl der BĂŒrgermeisterin / des BĂŒrgermeisters, retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt fĂŒr Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Der Niedersorben Wendisch. Eine Sprach-Zeit-Reise. Bautzen 2003, p. 69
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One/more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Finsterwalde". EncyclopĂŠdia Britannica. Vol. 10 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 393.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be, found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ https://leninisstillaround.com/2015/07/20/in-front-of-the-playground/ checked 26.1.2020
- ^ "Doberlug-Kirchhain Climate Normals 1991â2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Archived from the original on 16 September 2023. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
External linksâ»
Media related to Finsterwalde at Wikimedia Commons
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