Briesen (Mark) Explained

Briesen (Mark)
Image Coa:Wappen Briesen (Mark).png
Coordinates:52.3333°N 31°W
Image Plan:Briesen (Mark) in LOS.PNG
State:Brandenburg
District:Oder-Spree
Amt:Odervorland
Elevation:43
Area:110.83
Postal Code:15518
Area Code:033607, 033635
Licence:LOS
Gemeindeschlüssel:12 0 67 072
Website:www.briesen-mark.de
Mayor:Jan Kliemt[1]
Leader Term:2024 - 29

Briesen (Mark) is a village and a municipality in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated east of the capital Berlin, between the towns Fürstenwalde and Frankfurt an der Oder. Briesen was first mentioned in 1403.

History

From 1815 to 1947, Briesen was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, from 1947 to 1952 of the State of Brandenburg, from 1952 to 1990 of the Bezirk Frankfurt of East Germany and since 1990 again of Brandenburg.

Local government

Since 2014 the municipality Briesen consists of the villages Alt Madlitz, Biegen, Briesen, Falkenberg and Wilmersdorf. It is part of Amt Odervorland. Its governing council, dealing with local affairs, consists of 12 seats.

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Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/ergebnisse/buergermeisterwahlen/ergebnisse/~12067000 Landkreis Oder-Spree Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters