- Source: Finsterwalde
Finsterwalde (German pronunciation: [fɪnstɐˈvaldə] , Lower Sorbian: Grabin, pronounced [ˈɡrabʲin]) is a town in the Elbe-Elster district (German: Landkreis), in Lower Lusatia, Brandenburg, Germany.
Overview
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".
History
Finsterwalde was first mentioned in 1288. Up until the beginning of 17th century, a large part of the city's population was still speaking Lower Sorbian. In 1635, Finsterwalde came into the possession of the Electorate of Saxony and from 1815 it became part of the Kingdom of Prussia. 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.
Demography
Known persons
The following well known persons are from Finsterwalde:
Hansgeorg Bätcher (1914–2003), Oberstleutnant in the Luftwaffe
Inge Deutschkron, (1922–2022), German-Israeli journalist and author
Thomas Eisfeld, (born 1993), football player for Arsenal FC
Catrin G Grosse (born 1964), artist and painter
Kurt Haehling (1893–1983), Generalmajor in the Wehrmacht
Detlef Irrgang, (born 1966), football player
Sonja Kesselschläger, Heptathlon athlete
Hermann Kotzschmar, (1829–1908), German-American musician, conductor and composer
Peggy Kuznik, Football player
Otto Ostrowski, (1883–1963), Mayor of Finsterwalde in the 1920s
Stephanie Pohl, (born 1978), beach volleyball player
Hans-Jürgen Riediger (born 1955), football player
Buildings and Monuments
Finsterwalde Solar Park
Janusz-Korczak-Gymnasium, formerly Knabenschule by Max Taut (1913)
In Finsterwalde is located a relief dedicated to Lenin in the park "Bürgerheide"
Climate
Notes
References
External links
Media related to Finsterwalde at Wikimedia Commons