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Strausberg () is a
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in
Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...
,
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 ...
, located 30 km east of
Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
. With a population of about 27,000 it is the largest town in the district of Märkisch-Oderland.


History

Strausberg was founded ''circa'' 1240, and in 1333 its first
town hall In local government, a city hall, town hall, civic centre (in the UK or Australia), guildhall, or a municipal building (in the Philippines), is the chief administrative building of a city, town, or other municipality. It usually houses ...
was built. Today, a historic defensive wall borders the old town. In the 19th century, industrialization took place and the town developed a local labour movement, including union structures and a local branch of both the Social Democratic and the Communist Party of Germany. After 1945, the town became part of
East Germany East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...
and the seat of its
Ministry of National Defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...
. Strausberg was the administrative seat of the Strausberg district, until a 1993 merger with Bad Freienwalde and Seelow formed "Märkisch-Oderland", with Seelow becoming the new administrative seat of the district. It is where the German Army Command is located.


Geography

Strausberg covers an area of 68 km2. There are over 1,500 businesses and 100 km of footpath. It is known as "Die grüne Stadt am See" (the green town by the lake). Its biggest lake is Straussee, located between the town and the biggest forest, the Strausberger Forest. The forest and water protection nurtures a unique environment.


Location

Strausberg is 30 km east of
Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...
(from the district of Marzahn-Hellersdorf) and 30 km to the west of
Kostrzyn Kostrzyn (german: Kostschin) is a town in Poland, seat of Gmina Kostrzyn in the Poznań County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 8,398 inhabitants (2004). History As part of the region of Greater Poland, i.e. the cradle of the Polish st ...
, at the
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border. It is part of
Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region The Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region (german: Metropolregion Berlin-Brandenburg) or capital region (german: Hauptstadtregion Berlin-Brandenburg) is one of eleven metropolitan regions of Germany, consisting of the entire territories of the s ...
and a middle centre (''Mittelzentrum'') of it. Its bordering municipalities are, listed in a clockwise sense starting from north, Altlandsberg,
Oberbarnim Oberbarnim is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. The municipality is situated largely in the Märkische Schweiz Nature Park Märkische Schweiz Nature Park is a nature park and reserve in the district of ...
,
Buckow Buckow ( or ) is a town in the Märkisch-Oderland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. The water cure resort is the administrative seat of the ''Amt'' (municipal association) Märkische Schweiz and located in the centre of the eponymous hill range, ...
,
Garzau-Garzin Garzau-Garzin is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is formed by the villages of Garzau and Garzin. Demography See also *Märkische Schweiz Nature Park *Gladowshöhe Gladowshöhe is a village and ...
,
Rehfelde Rehfelde is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. History With the foundation of a plywood mill in 1906, the first manufacturing company came to Rehfelde. On September 3, 1907 the night the express train from ...
,
Rüdersdorf Rüdersdorf is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany, near Berlin. It is served by the Schöneiche bei Berlin tramway which runs from Rüdersdorf through Schöneiche to Berlin-Friedrichshagen station on the B ...
and Petershagen-Eggersdorf.


Subdivision

The town is divided into nine boroughs: Fasanenpark, Gartenstadt, Hegermühle, Neue Mühle, Postbruch, Schillerhöhe (with the Spitzmühle), Strausberg Nord, Strausberg Stadt and Vorstadt. The municipality has three
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s (''Ortsteile''): * Gladowshöhe (217 inhabitantsInfos about inhabitants as of 31-12-2007
) * Hohenstein (233 inhabitants) * Ruhlsdorf (44 inhabitants)


Demography

After an increase of population since
World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, Strausberg has slowed its "growth", remaining at almost 26,000 inhabitants in the last census, with a slight decrease in the early years of the 21st century. Forecasts, however, anticipate a considerable decline within the next two decades. For further details, see sources of the following graphics. Bevölkerungsentwicklung Strausberg.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) Bevölkerungsprognosen Strausberg.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)


Transport

The town is served by Strausberg railway station, situated to the south of the town, which is on the Berlin S-Bahn Line 5 and
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's
Berlin Lichtenberg Lichtenberg () is a quarter (''Ortsteil'') of Berlin in the homonymous borough (''Bezirk'') of Lichtenberg. Until 2001 it was an autonomous district with the localities of Fennpfuhl, Rummelsburg, Friedrichsfelde and Karlshorst. History The h ...
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Kostrzyn Kostrzyn (german: Kostschin) is a town in Poland, seat of Gmina Kostrzyn in the Poznań County in the Greater Poland Voivodeship, with 8,398 inhabitants (2004). History As part of the region of Greater Poland, i.e. the cradle of the Polish st ...
service. There are three other stops on the S5 line within the town, these being Strausberg Hegermühle, Strausberg Stadt and Strausberg Nord. Strausberg is also served by the
Strausberg Railway The Strausberg Railway (') is a light railway serving the town of Strausberg in Brandenburg, Germany. It links central Strausberg with the Strausberg railway station, where it connects with trains on the Berlin S-Bahn and the Niederbarnimer Eise ...
(''Strausberger Eisenbahn''), a light rail line with nine stops, which connects the main railway station to the centre of town. Besides the main railway station, the other 8 stops are: Landhausstraße, Schlagmühle, Stadtwald, Hegermühle, Wolfstal, Käthe-Kollwitz-Straße, Elisabethstraße and Lustgarten, the northern terminus. The Strausberg Railway also operates the
Straussee Ferry The Straussee Ferry (German: ''Strausseefähre'') is a passenger cable ferry that crosses the Straussee lake, near the town of Strausberg in Brandenburg, Germany. Overview The ferry service is operated by the Strausberg Railway, using the ferry ' ...
(''Strausseefähre''), an unusual electrically operated passenger cable ferry across Straussee. The town has also a small
aerodrome An aerodrome (Commonwealth English) or airdrome (American English) is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for publ ...
("Flugplatz Strausberg",
ICAO The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates the principles and techniques of international air navigation, and fosters the planning and development of international a ...
: EDAY), opened in 1927, with a runway of 1,200 m × 28 m, and situated 2 kilometres in the east of town centre.


Sport

The local
football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
representative is the
FC Strausberg FC Strausberg, simply known as Strausberg or FCS, is a German association football club based in Strausberg, the largest city in Märkisch-Oderland, Brandenburg. The club, that plays home games at the " Energiearena", has senior (players aged ...
, competing in the fifth tier of German football. Home games of ''FCS'' are played at the "Energiearena" stadium.


Twin towns – sister cities

Strausberg is twinned with: *
Dębno Dębno (german: Neudamm) is a town in Myślibórz County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship in western Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 13,443. After the Migration Period, the area was populated by West Slavic peoples since t ...
, Poland * Frankenthal, Germany *
Hamont-Achel Hamont-Achel (; li, Haëmet-Achel) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. It was founded in 1977 by a fusion of the city Hamont and the village Achel. On January 1, 2020, Hamont-Achel had a total population of 14. ...
, Belgium * Terezín, Czech Republic


Notable people

*
Andreas Angelus Andreas Angelus (German name ''Andreas Engel'', 16 November 1561 – 9 August 1598) was a German clergyman, teacher and government inspector, known for his chronicles of the history of the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Biography Engel was bor ...
(1561–1598), clergyman, teacher and chronicler *
Paul Max Bertschy Paul Max Bertschy ( lv, Pauls Makss Berči; 1 January 18401 February 1911) was a Baltic German architect, working mainly in what is now Latvia. He was city architect of Liepāja for more than 30 years and designed numerous both public and private ...
(1840–1911), architect * Johannes Haw (1871–1949), Roman Catholic priest * Sigmund Jähn (1937–2019), cosmonaut and pilot *
Siegfried Kasche Siegfried Kasche (18 June 1903 – 7 June 1947) was an ambassador of the German Reich to the Independent State of Croatia and ''Obergruppenführer'' of the ''Sturmabteilung'' (SA), a paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party. Kasche was the proposed ru ...
(1903–1947), Nazi Storm Trooper officer and ambassador executed for war crimes * Kurt Wagner (1904–1989), general * Michael Gartenschläger (1944–1976), political prisoner *
Martin Schindler Martin Schindler (born 16 August 1996) is a German professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. Career Schindler won a PDC Tour Card at Qualifying-School (Q-School) in January 2017. He represented Germany ...
(born 1996), professional darts player


Gallery

Strausberg Luft.jpg, Aerial view Strausberg Stadtmauer.JPG, Old town wall Strausberg See.JPG, Straussee Strausberg Jenseits des Sees.jpg, Strausberger Forest and the lake


References


Bibliography

*Rolf Barthel, Michael Haddenhorst: ''Städte in Deutschland - Strausberg''. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Beuermann GmbH, Berlin 1993 * Horst Klein: Zur Geschichte der Ortsgruppe der KPD Strausberg 1920 bis 1946 (Thesen), in:
Jahrbuch für Forschungen zur Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung ''Arbeit - Bewegung - Geschichte'' ("''Labour - Movement - History''") is an academic journal covering the history of labour and other social movements. It was established in 2002 as ''Jahrbuch für Forschungen zur Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung' ...
, No. I/2002. * Horst Klein: 110 Jahre organisierte Arbeiterbewegung - 1887–1997 Sozialdemokraten in Strausberg (Thesen), in:
Jahrbuch für Forschungen zur Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung ''Arbeit - Bewegung - Geschichte'' ("''Labour - Movement - History''") is an academic journal covering the history of labour and other social movements. It was established in 2002 as ''Jahrbuch für Forschungen zur Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung' ...
, No. II/2003.


External links


Strausberg.de

Stadt-Strausberg.de

Strausberg-Live

FC Strausberg

Strausberger Eisenbahn (urban railway)

Stadtwiki Strausberg


{{Authority control Localities in Märkisch-Oderland