The Oderbruch is a region along the river Oder

Oder

The Oder is a river in Central Europe. It rises in the Czech Republic and flows through western Poland, later forming of the border between Poland and Germany, part of the Oder-Neisse line...

 between the towns Oderberg

Oderberg

Oderberg is a town in the district of Barnim, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 16 km east of Eberswalde, and 27 km southwest of Schwedt and in close vicinity of Berlin.-Overview:...

 and Bad Freienwalde

Bad Freienwalde

Bad Freienwalde is a spa town in the Märkisch-Oderland district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on an old branch of the Oder river at the northwestern rim of the Oderbruch basin, east of Eberswalde, and northeast of Berlin, near the border with Poland...

 in the north and Lebus

Lebus

Lebus is a town in the southeast of the Märkisch-Oderland District in Brandenburg, Germany. It had a population of 3,375 as of 2005. It was the center of the historical region known as Lubusz Land.-Location:...

 in the south. Its maximum extent from north to south is about 56 km, from east to west about 15 km.

The towns in the region are Gorgast, Küstrin-Kietz

Küstrin-Kietz

Küstrin-Kietz is a small village located in the German state of Brandenburg, at the Oder river and the border with Poland. Since 1998 it is part of the Küstriner Vorland municipality.-Overview:...

, Lebus

Lebus

Lebus is a town in the southeast of the Märkisch-Oderland District in Brandenburg, Germany. It had a population of 3,375 as of 2005. It was the center of the historical region known as Lubusz Land.-Location:...

, Letschin

Letschin

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

, Manschnow, Neulewin

Neulewin

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

, Podelzig

Podelzig

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

, Reitwein

Reitwein

Reitwein is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located near the border with Poland....

 and Zechin

Zechin

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

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History

King Frederick the Great initiated the drainage of the Oderbruch. The work was carried out in the years 1746-1753, a large tract of marshland being brought under cultivation, said to be a complete province conquered in peace.