Frankfurt (Oder)
town in Brandenburg, Germany
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Frankfurt (Oder) or Frankfurt an der Oder is a town in Germany. It lies on the Oder river, which marks the current border between Germany and Poland (The so-called Oder-Neisse line). It's in the east of the state of Brandenburg.
Frankfurt | |
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_panorama_01.jpg) Frankfurt (left) and Słubice (right), separated by the Oder river | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Frankfurt  Frankfurt | |
| Coordinates: 52°21′N 14°33′E / 52.350°N 14.550°ECoordinates: 52°21′N 14°33′E / 52.350°N 14.550°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord Mayor | Martin Patzelt (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 147.85 km2 (57.09 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 19-135 m (−424 ft) |
| Population (2016-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 58,193 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Postal codes | 15201 – 15236 |
| Dialling codes | 0335 |
| Vehicle registration | FF |
| Website | www.frankfurt-oder.de |
Since January 1999, the town added a prefix Kleiststadt to refer to Heinrich von Kleist, who was born there in 1777. Today, about 65,000 people are living in Frankfurt an der Oder.
Well-known peopleEdit
- Manuela Schwesig (born 1974), politician
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2016 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
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