Frankfurt (Oder)
city in Brandenburg, Germany
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Frankfurt (Oder) or Frankfurt an der Oder (German: [ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈʔoːdɐ]; abbreviated Frankfurt a. d. Oder, Frankfurt a. d. O., Frankf. a. d. O., Polish: Frankfurt nad Odrą, Low Sorbian: Frankobrod nad Odru, Low German: Frankfort an de Oder, Upper Sorbian: Frankobrod nad Wódru, lit. 'Frankfurt at the 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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![]() Frankfurt (left) and Słubice (right), separated by the Oder river | |
Coordinates: 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 | 147.61 km2 (56.99 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 58,230 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 15201 – 15236 |
Dialling codes | 0335 |
Vehicle registration | FF |
Website | www |
In 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 people
change- Manuela Schwesig (born 1974), politician
References
change- ↑ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ↑ Population data
Other websites
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