Friedland, Brandenburg

For other places with the same name, see Friedland.

Town in Brandenburg, Germany

Friedland

Town

Friedland Castle

Coat of arms

Location of Friedland within Oder-Spree district

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Coordinates: 52°06′N 14°16′E﻿ / ﻿52.100°N 14.267°E﻿ / 52.100; 14.267
Country| Germany
State| Brandenburg
District| Oder-Spree
Subdivisions| 16 districts
Government

• Mayor (2020–28) | Maik Koschack[1] (Ind.)
Area

• Total

| 174.23 km2 (67.27 sq mi)
Elevation

| 50 m (160 ft)
Population

(2023-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 2,970
• Density| 17/km2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

15848, 15868

Dialling codes| 033676
Vehicle registration| LOS
Website| www.friedland-nl.de

Friedland (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːtˌlant] ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Bryland) is a town in the Oder-Spree district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated in the historic Lower Lusatia region, about 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Beeskow, and 39 km (24 mi) north of Cottbus.

## History

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Historical affiliations

> March of Lusatia 1235-1367
>  Kingdom of Bohemia 1367-1469
>  Kingdom of Hungary 1469-1490
>  Kingdom of Bohemia 1490-1635
>  Electorate of Saxony 1635-1697
>  Poland-Saxony 1697-1706
>  Electorate of Saxony 1706-1709
>  Poland-Saxony 1709-1763
>  Electorate of Saxony 1763-1806
>  Kingdom of Saxony 1806-1815
>  Kingdom of Prussia 1815-1871
>  German Empire 1871-1918
>  Weimar Republic 1918-1933
>  Nazi Germany 1933-1945
>  Allied-occupied Germany 1945-1949
>  East Germany 1949-1990
>  Germany 1990-present

The town was first mentioned as Fredberg in a 1235 deed issued by the Lusatian margrave Henry III of Meissen. A 1301 contract signed by Margrave Frederick I named a town and castle of Vredeburch, then a possession of the Lords of Strehla, who served as ministeriales of the ruling House of Wettin. The present name first appeared in a 1350 bull issued by Pope Clement VI. With Lower Lusatia, Friedland passed under the suzerainty of the Bohemian Crown in 1367.

In 1518, the lordship was pawned to the Order of Saint John and turned Protestant in 1540. Under the rule of Lord Master Count Adam of Schwarzenberg, the fortifications were enlarged, nevertheless Friedland suffered severely under the impact of the Thirty Years' War. Upon the 1635 Peace of Prague, it passed with the Lusatias to the Electorate of Saxony. Under Master Prince John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen the lordship quickly recovered. Town privileges were confirmed in 1662, a Jewish community is documented since 1673.

After almost three-centuries rule of the Order of Saint John, Friedland was finally secularised to Saxony in 1811. Only four years later, the town passed to the Prussian province of Brandenburg upon the Final Act of the 1815 Vienna Congress.

From 1815 to 1947, Friedland was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg.

After World War II, Friedland was incorporated into the State of Brandenburg from 1947 to 1952 and the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany from 1952 to 1990. Since 1990, Friedland is again part of Brandenburg.

## Demography

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Friedland is the least densely populated town ("Stadt") in Germany, just narrowly beating Baruth/Mark (also in Brandenburg) for that distinction.

* Development of Schöneiche's population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)

* 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 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Friedland: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1875 | 4,509| —
1890 | 4,397| −0.17%
1910 | 4,264| −0.15%
1925 | 4,212| −0.08%
1939 | 3,785| −0.76%
1950 | 5,534| +3.51%
1964 | 4,251| −1.87%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

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1971 | 4,132| −0.40%
1981 | 3,480| −1.70%
1985 | 3,473| −0.05%
1990 | 3,457| −0.09%
1995 | 3,391| −0.38%
2000 | 3,428| +0.22%
2005 | 3,397| −0.18%
| Year| Pop.| ±% p.a.

|
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2010 | 3,166| −1.40%
2015 | 3,017| −0.96%
2016 | 2,975| −1.39%
2017 | 2,959| −0.54%
2018 | 2,957| −0.07%
2019 | 2,985| +0.95%
2020 | 2,954| −1.04%

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Friedland (Niederlausitz).

1. ^ Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2023] (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2022)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburglanguage=German.
3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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Towns and municipalities in Oder-Spree

* Bad Saarow
* Beeskow
* Berkenbrück
* Briesen
* Brieskow-Finkenheerd
* Diensdorf-Radlow
* Eisenhüttenstadt
* Erkner
* Friedland
* Fürstenwalde
* Gosen-Neu Zittau
* Groß Lindow
* Grünheide
* Grunow-Dammendorf
* Jacobsdorf
* Langewahl
* Lawitz
* Mixdorf
* Müllrose
* Neißemünde
* Neuzelle
* Ragow-Merz
* Rauen
* Reichenwalde
* Rietz-Neuendorf
* Schlaubetal
* Schöneiche
* Siehdichum
* Spreenhagen
* Steinhöfel
* Storkow
* Tauche
* Vogelsang
* Wendisch Rietz
* Wiesenau
* Woltersdorf
* Ziltendorf

Coat of Arms of Oder-Spree district

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