Friedland is a town in the district Mecklenburgische Seenplatte, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Friedland
Town
Gothic Neubrandenburg Gate with the Church of the Virgin Mary in the background
Coat of arms
Location of Friedland within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
Friedland Show map of Germany Friedland Show map of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Coordinates: 53°39′N 13°32′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Municipal assoc.	Friedland
Government
• Mayor	Wilfried Block
Area
• Total	141.73 km2 (54.72 sq mi)
Elevation	25 m (82 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[1]
• Total	6,403
• Density	45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17098
Dialling codes	039601
Vehicle registration	MST
Website	www.friedland-mecklenburg.de

It is only 22 km from the district seat and bigger town Neubrandenburg, but still Friedland remains a local center for surrounding communities like Galenbeck (Kotelow, Lübbersdorf, Schwichtenberg), Brunn and Boldekow, and has approximately 6,500 citizens. The former municipality Genzkow was merged into Friedland in May 2019.

It was founded in 1244 by the Prince-electors Otto and Johann of Brandenburg, then having the name Vredeland.

Notable people

Sons and daughters of the city

• Andreas Helvigius (1572-1643), philologist, educator
• Friederike Krüger (1789-1858), participant of the Liberation War
• Emilie Mayer (1812-1883), composer
• Rudolf Berlin (1833-1897), ophthalmologist

People who have worked here

• Ernst Boll (1817-1868), natural scientist, was a house teacher in Friedland
• Fritz Reuter (1810-1874), low German poet, studied at the school in Friedland
• Daniel Runge (1804-unknown), theologian and parliamentarian, attended the scholars’ school here
• Wilhelm Sauer (1831-1916), organ builder, spent his youth in Friedland
• Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783-1850), agriculturist and economist, led the Liepen family in 1806 and married the Friedland mayor and estate owner Helena Sophia Berlin.

References

External links

• Media related to Friedland (Mecklenburg) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website

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[ru] Фридланд (Мекленбург)