Gladowshöhe is a village and a civil parish (Ortsteil) of the German

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...

 town of Strausberg

Strausberg

Strausberg is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, located 30 km east of Berlin. With a population of 26,206 in 2010 it is the largest town in the district of Märkisch-Oderland.-History:...

, located in the district of Märkisch-Oderland

Märkisch-Oderland

Märkisch-Oderland is a Landkreis in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are the district Barnim, the country Poland, the district-free city Frankfurt , the district Oder-Spree and the Bundesland Berlin...

 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...

. As of 2007 its population was of 217.

History

The place developed between 1904 and 1906 on the boundaries of the landowner Ferdinand Gladow, which let also measure this range and after that the place was designated. Village's name means "Gladow's Height

Hillock

A hillock or knoll is a small hill, usually separated from a larger group of hills such as a range. Hillocks are similar in their distribution and size to small mesas or buttes. The term is largely a British one...

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Geography

Gladowshöhe is located in the south-eastern area of Strausberg, few km to the western borders of the Märkische Schweiz Nature Park

Märkische Schweiz Nature Park

Märkische Schweiz Nature Park is a nature park and reserve in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It covers an area of 204 km² . It was established on October 1, 1990 and is located east of Berlin....

, on a road linking Rehfelde

Rehfelde

Rehfelde is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany....

 and Garzau-Garzin

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....

 to Hohenstein

Hohenstein (Strausberg)

Hohenstein is a village and a civil parish of the German town of Strausberg, located in the district of Märkisch-Oderland in Brandenburg. As of 2007 its population was of 233.-Geography:...

.

See also

• Strausberg
  Strausberg
  Strausberg is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, located 30 km east of Berlin. With a population of 26,206 in 2010 it is the largest town in the district of Märkisch-Oderland.-History:...
  
  
• Hohenstein
  Hohenstein (Strausberg)
  Hohenstein is a village and a civil parish of the German town of Strausberg, located in the district of Märkisch-Oderland in Brandenburg. As of 2007 its population was of 233.-Geography:...
  
  
• Ruhlsdorf
  Ruhlsdorf (Strausberg)
  Ruhlsdorf is a village and a civil parish of the German town of Strausberg, located in the district of Märkisch-Oderland in Brandenburg...
  
  

Externanl links

Gladowshöhe website