Finsterwalde
Encyclopedia
Finsterwalde is a town in the Elbe-Elster
district (German: Landkreis), in Brandenburg
, Germany
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, 28 m. W.S.W of Cottbus
by rail. Pop. (2005) 18,840. The town has a Gothic church (1581), a castle, schools, cloth and cigar factories, iron-foundries, flour and saw mills and factories for machine building. The town, which is first mentioned in 1288, came into the possession of electoral Saxony
from 1635 and of Prussia in 1815. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song".
Elbe-Elster
Elbe-Elster is a Kreis in the southern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring districts are Teltow-Fläming, Dahme-Spreewald, Oberspreewald-Lausitz, Meißen,Nordsachsen and Wittenberg...
district (German: Landkreis), in Brandenburg
Brandenburg
Brandenburg is one of the sixteen federal-states of Germany. It lies in the east of the country and is one of the new federal states that were re-created in 1990 upon the reunification of the former West Germany and East Germany. The capital is Potsdam...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
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Overview
It is situated on the Schackebach, a tributary of the Kleine ElsterKleine Elster
Kleine Elster is a river of Brandenburg, Germany.-See also:*List of rivers of Brandenburg...
, 28 m. W.S.W of Cottbus
Cottbus
Cottbus is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, situated around southeast of Berlin, on the River Spree. As of , its population was .- History :...
by rail. Pop. (2005) 18,840. The town has a Gothic church (1581), a castle, schools, cloth and cigar factories, iron-foundries, flour and saw mills and factories for machine building. The town, which is first mentioned in 1288, came into the possession of electoral Saxony
Saxony
The Free State of Saxony is a landlocked state of Germany, contingent with Brandenburg, Saxony Anhalt, Thuringia, Bavaria, the Czech Republic and Poland. It is the tenth-largest German state in area, with of Germany's sixteen states....
from 1635 and of Prussia in 1815. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song".
Known persons
The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:- Hansgeorg BätcherHansgeorg BätcherHansgeorg Bätcher was a highly decorated Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe during World War II, and one of only 882 recipients of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its higher grade Oak Leaves was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield...
Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak LeavesKnight's Cross of the Iron CrossThe Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II...
. - Inge DeutschkronInge DeutschkronInge Deutschkron is a German-Israeli journalist and author.-Life:Inge Deutschkron was the daughter of a Jewish secondary school teacher who moved the family to Berlin in 1927. But by 1933 her father was fired from his job and fled to Great Britain in 1939 - leaving Inge and her mother in Berlin...
, German-Israeli journalist and author - Catrin G GrosseCatrin G GrosseCatrin G Grosse , also known as Catrin Große, is a German painter, graphic designer and sculptor.- Career :Catrin G Grosse began at 16 years of age with an evening class in painting and graphic design in Cottbus at Uli Richter, Hans Scheuerecker und Dietrich Brüning, while obtaining her...
Artist and painter - Kurt HaehlingKurt HaehlingKurt Haehling was a highly decorated Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht during World War II. He was also a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded to recognise extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership...
Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron CrossKnight's Cross of the Iron CrossThe Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was a grade of the 1939 version of the 1813 created Iron Cross . The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was the highest award of Germany to recognize extreme battlefield bravery or successful military leadership during World War II... - Detlef IrrgangDetlef IrrgangDetlef Irrgang is a German former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He is best remembered for his two spells with Energie Cottbus, spanning 22 years, over 400 appearances, and the reunification of Germany....
, Football player - Sonja KesselschlägerSonja KesselschlägerSonja Kesselschläger is a German heptathlete.-Achievements:-External links:*...
, HeptathlonHeptathlonA heptathlon is a track and field athletics combined events contest made up of seven events. The name derives from the Greek hepta and athlon . A competitor in a heptathlon is referred to as a heptathlete.-Women's Heptathlon:...
athlete - Hermann KotzschmarHermann KotzschmarJohann Carl Hermann Kotzschmar was a German-American musician, conductor, and composer.Kotzschmar was born in 1829 in Finsterwalde, Germany. His father, Johann Gottfried Kotzschmar, was the town Stadtmusiker and taught his son to play the violin, keyboard, flute, and horn...
, German-American musician, conductor and composer - Peggy KuznikPeggy KuznikPeggy Kuznik is a German football defender. She currently plays for SC 07 Bad Neuenahr.- Career :Kuznik began her career at the age of five at SV Blau-Weiß Tröbnitz. She joined the academy of 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in 2000...
, Football player - Otto OstrowskiOtto OstrowskiOtto Ostrowski was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and Mayor of Berlin in 1946–1947....
, Major of Finsterwalde in the 1920s - Stephanie Pohl, Beach volleyball player
- Hans-Jürgen RiedigerHans-Jürgen RiedigerHans Jürgen Riediger , is a former German soccer player. Hans Jürgen Riediger played for youth team Motor Finsterwalde Süd and represented Berlin club BFC Dynamo for 14 years. The striker came to prominence with 34 youth international matches and made his league debut with Dynamo Berlin...
, Football player
Buildings
- Finsterwalde Solar ParkFinsterwalde Solar ParkThe Finsterwalde Solar Park is as of November 2010 the world’s largest photovoltaic plant with 80.7 MWp. The project is located in Finsterwalde, Germany and developed by Q-Cells International and LDK Solar. It is equipped with Q-Cells modules and LDK solar wafers. The first phase of the project...
- Janusz-Korczak-Gymnasium, formerly Knabenschule by Max TautMax TautMax Taut was a German architect.- Biography :Max Taut was born in Königsberg, the younger brother of Bruno Taut. He, his brother and Franz Hoffman formed Taut & Hoffman, an architecture firm in Berlin, In the 1920s, Max Taut was particularly known for his office buildings for trade unions...
(1913)