Friesack

Friesack
Museum and library
Coat of arms
Friesack
Location of Friesack within Havelland district
Coordinates: 52°43′59″N 12°34′59″E / 52.73306°N 12.58306°ECoordinates: 52°43′59″N 12°34′59″E / 52.73306°N 12.58306°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Havelland
Municipal assoc.	Friesack
Government
• Mayor	Klaus Gottschalk (SPD)
Area
• Total	83.67 km^2 (32.31 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	2,794
• Density	33/km^2 (86/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	14662
Dialling codes	033235
Vehicle registration	HVL
Website	www.amt-friesack.de

Friesack is a town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, 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.

Seven Brothers Oak

Film shot in Friesack

• 1923 : Die Schlucht des Todes (The Ravine of Death) directed by Luciano Albertini and Albert-Francis Bertoni

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)

Friesack:
Population development within the current boundaries^[2]

Year Popul. 1875 4136 1890 4057 1925 3447 1933 3356 1939 3539 1946 4812 1950 4640 1964 3896 1971 3719 1981 3356

Year Popul. 1985 3243 1989 3116 1990 3003 1991 2972 1992 2927 1993 2889 1994 2963 1995 2921 1996 2923 1997 2979

Year Popul. 1998 3014 1999 3000 2000 2989 2001 2953 2002 2904 2003 2859 2004 2855 2005 2816 2006 2781 2007 2725

Year Popul. 2008 2670 2009 2639 2010 2541 2011 2522 2012 2484 2013 2483

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.^[3]

Sons and daughters of the town

General von Bredow

• Emil Schallopp (1843-1919), chess master and writer
• Karsten Wettberg (born 1941), football coach
• Adalbert von Bredow (1814-1890), Prussian general

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
2. Boundaries as of 2013
3. Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons