Fehrbellin

Fehrbellin (German pronunciation: [ˌfeːɐ̯bɛˈliːn]) is a municipality in Germany, located 60 km NW of Berlin. It had 9,310 inhabitants as of 2005, but has since declined to 8,606 inhabitants in 2012.

Fehrbellin
Municipality
Coat of arms
Location of Fehrbellin within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Fehrbellin Show map of Germany Fehrbellin Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°47′59″N 12°46′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Government
• Mayor (2019–27)	Mathias Perschall[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	269.06 km2 (103.88 sq mi)
Elevation	40 m (130 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	9,009
• Density	33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16833
Dialling codes	033932
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	www.fehrbellin.de

History

In 1675, the Battle of Fehrbellin was fought there, in which the troops of Brandenburg-Prussia defeated those of the occupying Swedish Empire. In 1758 during the Seven Years' War Prussian and Swedish forces clashed at the Battle of Fehrbellin (1758).

From 1815 to 1945, Fehrbellin was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

One of the most important skydiving dropzones of Germany is located at the local airport.

Municipal divisions

Dammkrug

Bützrhin near Wall

• Fehrbellin
• Betzin
• Brunne [de]
• Dechtow [de]
• Deutschhof [de]
• Hakenberg [de]
• Karwesee [de]
• Königshorst [de]
• Langen [de]
• Lentzke [de]
• Linum
• Manker [de]
• Protzen [de]
• Tarmow [de]
• Walchow [de]
• Wall [de]
• Wustrau-Altfriesack [de]

Wustrau and Altfriesack were amalgamated in 1970. With 1221 residents, the combined municipal division is the largest in the municipality. Altfriesack lies between the Ruppiner See and the Bützsee and belonged to Alt Ruppin until 1872. By area, Fehrbellin is the second-largest rural municipality ("Gemeinde") in Germany, trailing only Nuthe-Urstromtal.

Demography

• 
  Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
• 
  Recent Population Development and Projections — Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Fehrbellin: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 12,109 —     1890 11,107 −0.57% 1910 9,758 −0.65% 1925 10,121 +0.24% 1939 10,271 +0.11% 1950 15,639 +3.90% 1964 11,807 −1.99%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 11,582 −0.27% 1981 10,369 −1.10% 1985 10,163 −0.50% 1990 9,863 −0.60% 1995 9,618 −0.50% 2000 9,718 +0.21% 2005 9,278 −0.92%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 8,771 −1.12% 2015 8,829 +0.13% 2016 8,849 +0.23% 2017 8,886 +0.42% 2018 8,948 +0.70% 2019 8,943 −0.06% 2020 8,971 +0.31%

Sights

• Hakenberg Victory Column
• Zietenschloß in Wustrau
• Brandenburg-Preußen Museum

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  Hakenberg Victory Column
• 
  Church in Linum
• 
  War memorial in Linum
• 
  Former textile factory in Fehrbellin
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  Church in Wustrau

Personalities

• Hans Joachim von Zieten (1699–1786), Prussian cavalry general, born and buried in Wustrau.
• Hans Ernst Karl, Graf von Zieten (1770–1848), Prussian general field marshal