Friesack

Friesack
Town
Museum and library
Coat of arms
Location of Friesack within Havelland district <imagemap>File: Friesack in HVL.png | 240x240px poly 234 173 217 165 225 152 235 153 237 150 249 152 264 155 257 158 257 170 247 171 243 164 Brieselang poly 275 216 275 196 284 194 286 180 261 174 257 174 260 186 250 197 261 219 271 222 Dallgow-Döberitz poly 285 180 254 174 256 166 259 157 270 152 278 154 284 156 288 167 293 167 291 182 Falkensee poly 140 114 132 95 144 81 167 79 156 71 145 60 133 60 118 52 114 69 120 72 117 84 107 81 107 97 122 95 122 103 Friesack poly 80 105 74 102 64 101 61 89 65 76 70 72 79 83 86 81 87 91 90 98 Gollenberg poly 60 75 73 69 72 56 50 63 44 62 Großderschau poly 25 123 36 119 55 104 53 95 45 85 33 78 41 63 37 58 21 62 17 85 Havelaue poly 221 226 229 203 224 197 224 189 210 181 203 178 195 173 188 193 177 207 174 228 201 211 206 223 Ketzin poly 102 120 110 108 121 102 122 96 106 92 106 75 83 79 Kleßen-Görne poly 117 145 122 136 137 136 134 128 122 127 110 108 93 120 103 127 94 137 98 145 Kotzen poly 124 191 136 184 157 184 162 180 144 169 149 161 161 157 146 146 126 159 111 170 109 161 101 165 115 169 109 182 Märkisch Luch poly 51 231 48 214 53 202 38 204 28 187 26 189 22 200 10 197 15 187 11 183 2 187 5 171 14 167 9 147 24 148 27 139 24 148 35 156 42 158 41 165 33 168 30 182 44 180 55 191 69 200 79 200 80 211 91 214 76 226 62 232 Milower Land poly 142 142 150 122 160 113 153 111 141 111 128 103 115 105 110 110 Mühlenberge poly 179 204 190 189 196 170 206 178 211 178 226 162 211 154 225 151 254 150 256 136 223 133 238 114 248 110 237 96 201 108 194 110 183 108 185 135 177 133 168 151 154 161 142 169 169 177 168 189 Nauen poly 112 183 113 173 100 164 116 158 113 169 129 159 137 149 139 136 130 136 120 144 100 144 90 157 82 158 68 153 69 177 88 177 Nennhausen poly 169 152 177 134 186 139 181 108 175 106 154 114 167 129 170 122 169 131 161 139 Paulinenaue poly 146 148 149 140 163 127 156 114 148 125 143 134 140 151 Pessin poly 74 208 80 198 74 178 89 173 69 175 68 157 59 168 45 180 Premnitz poly 44 178 59 169 63 159 75 156 83 156 79 144 77 130 73 122 51 122 33 122 30 122 28 139 24 154 44 154 45 169 31 170 31 185 Rathenow poly 157 160 165 149 164 134 167 134 171 122 162 130 144 144 Retzow poly 55 96 49 88 33 75 41 64 52 71 61 72 65 81 63 102 Rhinow poly 286 159 294 152 295 142 279 134 276 121 256 121 256 111 241 107 221 133 254 132 255 155 Schönwalde-Glien poly 76 123 84 110 92 94 78 108 72 101 53 98 50 111 31 120 Seeblick poly 79 152 79 134 68 121 80 116 91 97 97 109 92 122 97 123 98 131 95 136 102 144 90 156 Stechow-Ferchesar poly 158 109 176 99 164 91 166 79 144 79 136 93 136 110 Wiesenaue poly 228 199 254 199 259 181 257 166 238 166 232 170 218 165 211 185 225 185 Wustermark poly 296 108 297 1 192 0 192 49 244 104 Brandenburg desc bottom-right </imagemap>
Friesack Friesack
Coordinates: 52°44′N 12°35′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Havelland
Municipal assoc.	Friesack
Subdivisions	2 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Lothar Schneider (SPD)
Area
• Total	83.67 km2 (32.31 sq mi)
Elevation	35 m (115 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)
• Total	2,537
• Density	30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	14662
Dialling codes	033235
Vehicle registration	HVL
Website	www.amt-friesack.de

Friesack (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːˌzak] ; also Friesack/Mark) is a town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated 22 km (14 mi) northeast of Rathenow, and 25 km (16 mi) southwest of Neuruppin. It is known for its Mesolithic archaeological site.

Seven Brothers Oak

History

During World War II, in September 1943, the Oflag 8 prisoner-of-war camp was relocated from Frauenberg to Wutzetz, present-day district of Friesack. Polish, Greek, Bulgarian and Romanian officers were held in the camp before its dissolution in April 1945.

Film shot in Friesack

• 1923 : Die Schlucht des Todes (The Ravine of Death) directed by Luciano Albertini and Albert-Francis Bertoni

Demography

Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)

Friesack: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 4,136 —     1890 4,057 −0.13% 1910 3,511 −0.72% 1925 3,447 −0.12% 1933 3,356 −0.33% 1939 3,539 +0.89% 1946 4,812 +4.49% 1950 4,640 −0.91% 1964 3,896 −1.24% 1971 3,719 −0.66% 1981 3,356 −1.02% 1985 3,243 −0.85% 1989 3,116 −0.99% 1990 3,003 −3.63%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1991 2,972 −1.03% 1992 2,927 −1.51% 1993 2,889 −1.30% 1994 2,963 +2.56% 1995 2,921 −1.42% 1996 2,923 +0.07% 1997 2,979 +1.92% 1998 3,014 +1.17% 1999 3,000 −0.46% 2000 2,989 −0.37% 2001 2,953 −1.20% 2002 2,904 −1.66% 2003 2,859 −1.55% 2004 2,855 −0.14%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2005 2,816 −1.37% 2006 2,781 −1.24% 2007 2,725 −2.01% 2008 2,670 −2.02% 2009 2,639 −1.16% 2010 2,541 −3.71% 2011 2,522 −0.75% 2012 2,484 −1.51% 2013 2,483 −0.04% 2014 2,546 +2.54% 2015 2,794 +9.74% 2016 2,560 −8.38% 2017 2,550 −0.39%

Sons and daughters of the town

General von Bredow

• Emil Schallopp (1843-1919), chess master and writer
• Karsten Wettberg (born 1941), football coach
• Adalbert von Bredow (1814-1890), Prussian general