Beeskow

Beeskow
Town
View over Beeskow
View over Beeskow
Coat of arms of Beeskow
Coat of arms
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Location of Beeskow within Oder-Spree district
Interactive map of Beeskow
Beeskow is located in Germany
Beeskow
Location within Germany
Beeskow is located in Brandenburg
Beeskow
Location within Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°10′N 14°15′E / 52.167°N 14.250°E / 52.167; 14.250
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictOder-Spree
SubdivisionsKernstadt und 7 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2023–31)Robert Czaplinski (CDU)
Area
 • Total
77.82 km2 (30.05 sq mi)
Elevation
40 m (130 ft)
Population
 (2025-12-31)
 • Total
7,930
 • Density102/km2 (264/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
15848
Dialling codes03366
Vehicle registrationLOS
Websitewww.beeskow.de

Beeskow (German pronunciation: [ˈbeːskoː] ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Bezkow, pronounced [ˈbɛskɔw]) is a town in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, and capital of the Oder-Spree district. It is situated on the river Spree, 30 km southwest of Frankfurt an der Oder.

History

In 1518 the town was purchased by the Diocese of Lubusz, and it was the place of death of the last bishop in 1555. The town was a fief of the Kingdom of Bohemia until 1742, when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia. From 1815 to 1947, it was part of the Province of Brandenburg. One of the main escape routes for insurgents of the unsuccessful Polish November Uprising from partitioned Poland to the Great Emigration led through the town. During World War I, a German prisoner-of-war camp for Allied officers was located in the town.

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

Demography

Personalities

Sons and daughters of the city

References

  1. ↑ Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2025 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2022)" (XLS). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
  3. ↑ Umiński, Janusz (1998). "Losy internowanych na Pomorzu żołnierzy powstania listopadowego". Jantarowe Szlaki (in Polish). No. 4 (250). p. 16.
  4. ↑ Pope-Hennessy, Una (1920). Map of the Main Prison Camps in Germany and Austria. London: Nisbet & Co. Ltd. p. 2.
  5. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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