Beeskow ( dsb, Bezkow) is a town in
Brandenburg,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
, and capital of the
Oder-Spree
Oder-Spree is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from north clockwise) the district Märkisch-Oderland, the district-free city Frankfurt (Oder), Poland, the districts Spree-Neiße and Dahme-Spree ...
district. It is situated on the river
Spree, 30 km southwest of
Frankfurt an der Oder
Frankfurt (Oder), also known as Frankfurt an der Oder (), is a city in the German state of Brandenburg. It has around 57,000 inhabitants, is one of the easternmost cities in Germany, the fourth-largest city in Brandenburg, and the largest German ...
.
Demography
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Beeskow.pdf, 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)
File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Beeskow.pdf, Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany
A national census in Germany (german: Volkszählung) was held every five years from 1875 to 1910. After the World Wars, only a few full population censuses have been held, the last in 1987. The most recent census, though not a national census, wa ...
in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
Personalities
Sons and daughters of the city
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Karl August Otto Hoffmann (1853–1909), botanist
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Max Seiffert Maximilian Seiffert (9 February 1868 – 15 April 1948) was a German musicologist and editor of Baroque music.
Biography
Seiffert was born in Beeskow an der Spree, Germany, the son of a teacher. He was first educated at the Joachimsthal Gymna ...
(1868–1948), musicologist, editor of ancient music
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Hans Sohnle (1895–1976), art director
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Otto Holzapfel (born 1941), folklorist and researcher of traditional German folk song (folk music, Lied)
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Joachim Mattern
Joachim Mattern (born 2 May 1948 in Beeskow) is an East German sprint canoeist who competed in the 1970s. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won two medals at Montreal in 1976 with a gold in the K-2 500 m and silver in the K-2 1000 ...
(born 1948), canoeist
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Judith Zeidler (born 1967), rower
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Jana Thieme (born 1970), rower
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Ronny Ostwald
Ronny Ostwald (born 7 April 1974, in Beeskow) is a German sprint athlete.
He finished 8th in the 100m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg.
He has had more success as a relay runner for Germany, winning a bronze med ...
(born 1974), sprint athlete
References
External links
Localities in Oder-Spree
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