Wriezen
Town
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Wriezen
Coat of arms
Location of Wriezen within Märkisch-Oderland district
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Wriezen is located in Germany
Wriezen
Wriezen
Wriezen is located in Brandenburg
Wriezen
Wriezen
Coordinates: 52°43′00″N 14°07′59″E / 52.71667°N 14.13306°E / 52.71667; 14.13306
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictMärkisch-Oderland
Subdivisions4 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2017–25) Karsten Ilm[1] (CDU)
Area
 • Total94.54 km2 (36.50 sq mi)
Elevation
10 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total7,094
 • Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
16269
Dialling codes033456
Vehicle registrationMOL
Websitewww.wriezen.de

Wriezen (German pronunciation: [ˈvʁiːt͡sn̩] ⓘ) is a town in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany, near the border with Poland. It is situated 11 km (7 mi) southeast of Bad Freienwalde.

Etymology

The name is of medieval Slavic Lechitic origin, and comes from the words we and rice or rika (modern Polish: rzeka, Lower Sorbian: rěka), which means "on the river".[3] The modern Polish name is Wrzecień.[4]

History

From 1373 to 1411, it was part of the Bohemian (Czech) Crown under the House of Luxembourg.[5] In 1375, the town's privileges were confirmed on the condition, that the Bohemian Kings could build a fortress in the town without any obstacles.[5]

From 1701, Wriezen was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, within which from 1815 it was administratively located in the Province of Brandenburg, from 1871 it was also part of the German Empire. In the final weeks of World War II, on 19 April 1945, the town was captured by Allied Soviet and Polish forces.[6] From 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.

Demography

Wriezen: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[7]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 11,738—    
1890 10,302−0.87%
1910 10,467+0.08%
1925 10,364−0.07%
1939 10,509+0.10%
1950 9,375−1.03%
1964 8,486−0.71%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 9,168+1.11%
1981 9,289+0.13%
1985 9,564+0.73%
1990 9,243−0.68%
1995 8,629−1.37%
2000 8,519−0.26%
2005 8,109−0.98%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 7,679−1.08%
2015 7,355−0.86%
2016 7,331−0.33%
2017 7,259−0.98%
2018 7,254−0.07%
2019 7,174−1.10%
2020 7,125−0.68%

Photogallery

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
  3. ^ Ulrich, Christian Samuel (1830). Beschreibung der Stadt Wriezen und ihrer Umgegend, in historisch-statistisch-topographischer Beziehung (in German). Berlin. pp. 15–16.
  4. ^ Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny Sztabu Generalnego W.P. (1947). "Legnica" (Map). Mapa Polski. 1:500,000 (in Polish).
  5. ^ a b Ulrich, p. 32
  6. ^ Boje Polskie 1939–1945. Przewodnik Encyklopedyczny (in Polish). Warszawa: Bellona, Oficyna Wydawnicza RYTM. 2009. p. 288. ISBN 978-83-11-10357-3.
  7. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

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