Fürstenberg/Havel

For other places with similar names to the former name of this place, see Tarnow (disambiguation).
Fürstenberg

Church in Blumenow

Coat of arms
Fürstenberg

Coordinates: 53°11′07″N 13°08′44″E / 53.18528°N 13.14556°E / 53.18528; 13.14556Coordinates: 53°11′07″N 13°08′44″E / 53.18528°N 13.14556°E / 53.18528; 13.14556
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Oberhavel
Government
  Mayor Robert Philipp (Ind.)
Area
  Total 212.61 km2 (82.09 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
  Total 5,854
  Density 28/km2 (71/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 16798
Dialling codes 033093
Vehicle registration OHV
Website www.fuerstenberg-havel.de

Fürstenberg (formerly, Tornow or Tarnow) is a town in the Oberhavel district, Brandenburg, Germany.

Until 1919, Fürstenberg was part of the former Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Geography

Stream near Tornow

Fürstenberg is situated on the River Havel, 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Neustrelitz, and 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of Berlin.

The city lies at the southern edge of the Mecklenburg Lake District and is framed by the Röblinsee, Baalensee, and Schwedtsee lakes. The River Havel splits into several channels as it flows through the town, one of which contains a lock used by vessels navigating the river. The original town site was situated on an island between these channels.

Districts of Fürstenberg

Fürstenberg consists of 9 districts:

Fürstenberg Palace

Fürstenberg Palace

North from the center of the city 'Fürstenberg Palace' is located, which has been built between 1741 und 1752 by the architect Christoph Julius Löwe for Dorothea Sophie of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the wife of Adolphus Frederick III, the Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In world war I and world war II the palace was used as a hospital.

History

In 1758, the Battle of Tornow was fought near the town between the forces of Prussia and Sweden during the Seven Years' War.

In the Nazi era, Fürstenberg was the site of Ravensbrück concentration camp. A memorial has been raised on the site.

Overrun by the Soviet Army in 1945, post-World War II they established the base of the 2nd Guards Tank Army of the Soviet Forces in Germany. In early 1959, three years before the Cuban Missile Crisis, the site was equipped with 6 of the R-5 Pobeda nuclear missiles, capable of launching from a mobile launcher from one of four tennis-court-sized sites capable of handling the larger R-12 Dvina.[2] Similar sites were set up at Vogelsang, Zehdenick and Lychen (1xpad).[3] After the withdrawal of the missiles in September 1959, the site returned to its original purpose as a tank army base.

Since the formation of the states (German Länder) in the GDR in 1990, Fürstenberg again belongs to the state of Brandenburg, and from 1993 became part of the newly formed district Oberhavel. The Russian Army troops were withdrawn from their former East German bases in 1994.

Demography

Fürstenberg/Havel:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)
[4]
Year Population
1875 4 896
1890 5 389
1910 5 780
1925 7 710
1933 8 799
1939 9 510
1946 12 557
1950 12 796
1964 10 041
1971 9 621
Year Population
1981 8 545
1985 8 311
1989 7 990
1990 7 860
1991 7 716
1992 7 654
1993 7 647
1994 7 607
1995 7 630
1996 7 531
Year Population
1997 7 473
1998 7 403
1999 7 348
2000 7 220
2001 7 117
2002 6 966
2003 6 870
2004 6 792
2005 6 716
2006 6 623
Year Population
2007 6 517
2008 6 442
2009 6 356
2010 6 257
2011 6 054
2012 5 972
2013 5 959

Sons and daughters of the city

Martin Blumner (early photograph)

Connected to Fürstenberg

References

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