Friesack
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
![Coat of arms of Friesack](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Wappen_Friesack.png/72px-Wappen_Friesack.png)
Coat of arms
Location of Friesack within Havelland district
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(2019–24) Christoph Köpernick[1]
(2022-12-31)[2]
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Friesack (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːˌzak] ⓘ; also Friesack/Mark) is a town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northeast of Rathenow, and 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Neuruppin. It is known for its Mesolithic archaeological site.
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History
During World War II, in September 1943, the Oflag 8 prisoner-of-war camp was relocated from Frauenberg to Wutzetz, present-day district of Friesack.[3] Polish, Greek, Bulgarian and Romanian officers were held in the camp before its dissolution in April 1945.[3]
Film shot in Friesack
- 1923 : Die Schlucht des Todes (The Ravine of Death) directed by Luciano Albertini and Albert-Francis Bertoni
Demography
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Sons and daughters of the town
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- Emil Schallopp (1843-1919), chess master and writer
- Karsten Wettberg (born 1941), football coach
- Adalbert von Bredow (1814-1890), Prussian general
References
- ^ Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ a b Megargee, Geoffrey P.; Overmans, Rüdiger; Vogt, Wolfgang (2022). The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos 1933–1945. Volume IV. Indiana University Press, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. pp. 211–212. ISBN 978-0-253-06089-1.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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Towns and municipalities in Havelland
![Coat of Arms of Havelland district](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/23/DEU_Havelland_COA.svg/30px-DEU_Havelland_COA.svg.png)
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