Briesen (Mark)

Briesen (Mark)
Coat of arms
Briesen (Mark)
Location of Briesen (Mark) within Oder-Spree district
Coordinates: 52°20′N 14°17′E / 52.333°N 14.283°ECoordinates: 52°20′N 14°17′E / 52.333°N 14.283°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Oder-Spree
Municipal assoc.	Odervorland
Government
• Mayor	Gerd Schindler (WG Bauern)
Area
• Total	110.83 km^2 (42.79 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,150
• Density	19/km^2 (50/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	15518
Dialling codes	033607, 033635
Vehicle registration	LOS
Website	www.briesen-mark.de

Briesen (Mark) is a village and a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated east of the capital Berlin, between the towns Fürstenwalde and Frankfurt an der Oder. Briesen was first mentioned in 1403.

Local government

The municipality Briesen consists of the villages Alt Madlitz, Biegen, Briesen, Falkenberg and Wilmersdorf. It is part of Amt Odervorland. Its governing council, dealing with local affairs, consists of 12 seats.

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2013 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014.

External links

Media related to Briesen (Mark) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website of Briesen (Mark) (German)