Bezirk Frankfurt Explained

Common Name:Frankfurt (Oder)
Conventional Long Name:District of Frankfurt (Oder)
Native Name:Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder)
Subdivision:District (Bezirk)
Nation:East Germany
Image Map Caption:Location of Bezirk Frankfurt within the German Democratic Republic
Capital:Frankfurt (Oder)
Stat Area1:7186
Stat Pop1:713,800
Stat Year1:1989
Leader1:Gerhard Grüneberg
Leader2:Eduard Goetzel
Leader3:Erich Mückenberger
Leader4:Hans-Joachim Hertwig
Leader5:Christa Zellmer
Leader6:Bernd Meier
Year Leader1:1952–1958
Year Leader2:1958–1961
Year Leader3:1961–1971
Year Leader4:1971–1988†
Year Leader5:1988–1989
Year Leader6:1989–1990
Title Leader:SED First Secretary
Title Deputy:Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk
Deputy1:Franz Peplinski
Deputy2:Günter Springer
Deputy3:Hans Albrecht
Deputy4:Harry Mönch
Deputy5:Siegfried Sommer
Deputy6:Gundolf Baust
Deputy7:Britta Schellin
Year Deputy1:1952–1956
Year Deputy2:1956–1960
Year Deputy3:1960–1963
Year Deputy4:1963–1969
Year Deputy5:1969–1989
Year Deputy6:1989–1990
Year Deputy7:1990
P1:Brandenburg (1945-1952)
Flag P1:Flag of Brandenburg (1945-1952).svg
S1:Brandenburg
Flag S1:Flag of Brandenburg.svg
Year Start:1952
Year End:1990
Today:Germany

The Bezirk Frankfurt, also Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder), was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Frankfurt (Oder).

History

The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was disestablished due to the German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Brandenburg.

Geography

Position

The Bezirk Frankfurt bordered with East Berlin and the Bezirke of Neubrandenburg, Potsdam and Cottbus. It bordered also with Poland.

Subdivision

The Bezirk was divided into 12 Kreise: 3 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 9 rural districts (Landkreise):