Fehrbellin

Fehrbellin
Coat of arms
Fehrbellin
Location of Fehrbellin within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Coordinates: 52°47′59″N 12°46′00″E / 52.79972°N 12.76667°ECoordinates: 52°47′59″N 12°46′00″E / 52.79972°N 12.76667°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Area
• Total	269.06 km^2 (103.88 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,670
• Density	32/km^2 (83/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16833
Dialling codes	033932
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	www.amt-fehrbellin.de

Former textile factory

Church in Wustrau

Fehrbellin is a municipality in Germany, located 60 km NW of Berlin. It had 9,310 inhabitants as of 2005, but has since declined to 8,606 inhabitants in 2012.

History

In 1675, the Battle of Fehrbellin was fought there, in which the troops of Brandenburg defeated those of occupying Sweden. In 1758 during the Seven Years' War Prussian and Swedish forces clashed at the Battle of Fehrbellin (1758).

One of the most important skydiving dropzones of Germany is located at the local airport.

Municipal divisions

Dammkrug

Bützrhin near Wall

• Fehrbellin
• Betzin
• Brunne
• Dechtow
• Deutschhof
• Hakenberg
• Karwesee
• Königshorst
• Langen
• Lentzke
• Linum

• Linum
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  Church

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  War memorial

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  Rectory

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  Former school

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• Manker
• Protzen
• Tarmow
• Walchow
• Wall
• Wustrau-Altfriesack

Wustrau and Altfriesack were amalgamated in 1970. With 1221 residents, the combined municipal division is the largest in the municipality. Altfriesack lies between the Ruppiner See and the Bützsee and belonged to Alt Ruppin until 1872. By area, Fehrbellin is the second-largest rural municipality ("Gemeinde") in Germany, trailing only Nuthe-Urstromtal.

Demography

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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)

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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Fehrbellin:
Population development within the current boundaries^[2]

Year Population 1875 12 109 1890 11 107 1910 9 758 1925 10 121 1933 10 248 1939 10 271 1946 16 383 1950 15 639 1964 11 807 1971 11 582

Year Population 1981 10 369 1985 10 163 1989 10 061 1990 9 863 1991 9 590 1992 9 744 1993 9 930 1994 9 685 1995 9 618 1996 9 649

Year Population 1997 9 725 1998 9 791 1999 9 863 2000 9 718 2001 9 600 2002 9 509 2003 9 463 2004 9 330 2005 9 278 2006 9 152

Year Population 2007 9 028 2008 8 973 2009 8 917 2010 8 771 2011 8 595 2012 8 606

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.^[3]

Sights

• Hakenberg Victory Column
• Zietenschloß in Wustrau
• Brandenburg-Preußen Museum

Personalities

• Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699–1786), Prussian cavalry general, born and buried in Wustrau.

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.
2. Boundaries as of 2013
3. Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

• Brandenburg Prussia Museum in Fehrbellin-Wustrau
•  "Fehrbellin". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.