Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə] (
listen), Lower Sorbian: Grabin) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
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Location of Finsterwalde within Elbe-Elster district | |
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| Coordinates: 51°37′42″N 13°42′37″E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Elbe-Elster |
| Subdivisions | 3 Stadtteile / 2 Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2017–25) | Jörg Gampe[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 76.91 km2 (29.70 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 108 m (354 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 15,748 |
| • Density | 200/km2 (530/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 03238 |
| Dialling codes | 03531 |
| Vehicle registration | EE, FI, LIB |
| Website | www.finsterwalde.de |
It is situated on the Schackebach, a tributary of the Kleine Elster, 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. Popular are the "four singers from Finsterwalde" and their "singer-song".[citation needed]
Finsterwalde, which is first mentioned in 1288, came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony from 1635 and of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1815.[3] From 1815 to 1947, Finsterwalde was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Cottbus of East Germany.
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The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:
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