Fehrbellin is a

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in Germany, located 60 km NW of Berlin. It had 9,310 inhabitants as of 2005, but has since declined to 8,606 inhabitants in 2012.

History

In 1675, the

Battle of Fehrbellin The Battle of Fehrbellin was fought on June 18, 1675 (Julian calendar date, June 28th, Gregorian), between Swedish and Brandenburg-Prussian troops. The Swedes, under Count Waldemar von Wrangel (stepbrother of '' Riksamiral'' Carl Gustaf Wrange ...

was fought there, in which the troops of

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defeated those of the occupying

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. In 1758 during the

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Prussian and Swedish forces clashed at the Battle of Fehrbellin (1758). One of the most important

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dropzones of Germany is located at the local airport.

Municipal divisions

*Fehrbellin *Betzin *Brunne *Dechtow *Deutschhof *Hakenberg *Karwesee *Königshorst * *Lentzke *

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*Manker *Protzen *Tarmow *Walchow *Wall *Wustrau-Altfriesack Wustrau and Altfriesack were amalgamated in 1970. With 1221 residents, the combined municipal division is the largest in the municipality. Altfriesack lies between the Ruppiner See and the Bützsee and belonged to Alt Ruppin until 1872. By area, Fehrbellin is the second-largest rural municipality ("Gemeinde") in Germany, trailing only Nuthe-Urstromtal.

Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Fehrbellin.pdf, Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of

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; Red Background: Time of communist

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) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Fehrbellin.pdf, Recent Population Development and Projections — Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the

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in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Sights

* Hakenberg Victory Column *Zietenschloß in Wustrau * Brandenburg-Preußen Museum File:Siegessauele-Hakenberg.jpg, Hakenberg Victory Column File:Linum church 2013 SW.jpg, Church in Linum File:Linum_Kriegerdenkmal.jpg, War memorial in Linum File:Fehrbellin Bastfaserfabrik.jpg, Former textile factory in Fehrbellin File:Wustrau church.jpg, Church in Wustrau

Personalities

* Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699–1786), Prussian cavalry general, born and buried in Wustrau. *

Hans Ernst Karl, Graf von Zieten Hans Ernst Karl, Graf von Zieten (5 March 1770 – 3 May 1848) was an officer in the Prussian Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Biography Zieten was born in Dechtow in the Margraviate of Brandenburg; he was not related to the Frederician gen ...

(1770–1848), Prussian general field marshal

References

External links

Brandenburg Prussia Museum in Fehrbellin-Wustrau
* Localities in Ostprignitz-Ruppin {{Brandenburg-geo-stub