Friedland, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
| Friedland | ||
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  Friedland | ||
Location of Friedland within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district  | ||
| Coordinates: 53°39′N 13°32′E / 53.650°N 13.533°ECoordinates: 53°39′N 13°32′E / 53.650°N 13.533°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | |
| District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | |
| Municipal assoc. | Friedland | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Wilfried Block | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 132.62 km2 (51.20 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 6,779 | |
| • Density | 51/km2 (130/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 17098 | |
| Dialling codes | 039601 | |
| Vehicle registration | MST | |
| Website | www.friedland-mecklenburg.de | |
St. Mary of Friedland
Friedland is a town in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany.
It is only 22 km from the district seat and bigger town Neubrandenburg, but still Friedland remains a local center for surrounding communities like Galenbeck (Kotelow, Lübbersdorf, Schwichtenberg), Brunn and Boldekow, and has approximately 6,800 citizens.
It was founded in 1244 by the Prince-electors Otto and Johann of Brandenburg, then having the name Vredeland.
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
Emilie Mayer
- Andreas Helvigius (1572-1643), philologist, educator
- Friederike Krüger (1789-1858), participant of the Liberation War
- Emilie Mayer (1812-1883), composer
- Rudolf Berlin (1833-1897), ophthalmologist
People who have worked here
Johann Heinrich von Thünen
- Ernst Boll (1817-1868), natural scientist, was a house teacher in Friedland
- Fritz Reuter (1810-1874), low German poet, studied the school in Friedland
- Daniel Runge (1804-unknown), theologian and parliamentarian, attended the scholar's school here
- Wilhelm Sauer (1831-1916), organ builder, spent his youth in Friedland
- Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783-1850), agriculturist and economist, led the Liepen family in 1806 and married the Friedlander mayor and estate owner Helena Sophia Berlin.
References
External links
Media related to Friedland (Mecklenburg) at Wikimedia Commons- http://www.friedland-mecklenburg.de - Official website
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