Bezirk Frankfurt
The Bezirk Frankfurt, also Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder), was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Frankfurt (Oder).
Bezirk Frankfurt | |
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District | |
.jpg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bezirk Frankfurt within the German Democratic Republic | |
| Coordinates: 52°30′N 14°10′E | |
| Country | German Democratic Republic |
| Subdivisions | 9 Kreise and 3 Stadtkreise |
| Formed | 1952 |
| Dissolved | 1990 |
| Seat | Frankfurt (Oder) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7,186 km2 (2,775 sq mi) |
| Population (1989)[1] | |
| • Total | 713,800 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Vehicle registration | E |
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):
- Urban districts : Eisenhüttenstadt, Frankfurt (Oder), Schwedt.
- Rural districts : Angermünde; Bad Freienwalde; Beeskow; Bernau; Eberswalde; Eisenhüttenstadt-Land; Fürstenwalde; Seelow; Strausberg.
References
- "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989
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