Fehrbellin is a municipality

Municipalities of Germany

Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...

 in Germany

Germany

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, located 60 km NW of Berlin

Berlin

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. It has 9310 inhabitants as of 2005.

History

In 1675, the Battle of Fehrbellin

Battle of Fehrbellin

The Battle of Fehrbellin was fought on June 18, 1675 between Swedish and Brandenburg-Prussian troops. The Swedes, under Count Waldemar von Wrangel , had invaded and occupied parts of Brandenburg from their possessions in Pomerania, but were repelled by the forces of Frederick William, the Great...

 was fought there, in which the troops of Brandenburg

Brandenburg

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 defeated those of occupying Sweden

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

. In 1758 during the Seven Years War Prussian and Swedish forces clashed at the Battle of Fehrbellin (1758)

Battle of Fehrbellin (1758)

The Battle of Fehrbellin was a battle at Fehrbellin of the Seven Years' War between Swedish and Prussian forces fought on September 28, 1758.The Prussian forces under General Carl Heinrich von Wedel were attempting to stop the Swedish offensive into Brandenburg...

.

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

Municipal divisions

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

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

Ruppiner See

Ruppiner See is a lake in Ostprignitz-Ruppin, Brandenburg, Germany. At an elevation of 36.5 m, its surface area is 8.25 km².-History:A Slavic fortification stood at the mouth of the Rhin on the northern shore. In the 12th century, the German settlement of Ruppin was established next to it. A few...

 and the Bützsee and belonged to Alt Ruppin until 1872.

Personalities

• Hans Joachim von Zieten
  Hans Joachim von Zieten
  Hans Joachim von Zieten , also known as Zieten aus dem Busch, was a cavalry general in the Prussian Army...
  
  (1699-1786), Prussian cavalry general, born and buried in Wustrau.

External links

• Brandenburg Prussia Museum in Fehrbellin-Wustrau