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).

District of Frankfurt (Oder)
Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder)
District (Bezirk) of East Germany
1952–1990
Coat of arms

Location of Bezirk Frankfurt within the German Democratic Republic
CapitalFrankfurt (Oder)
Area 
 1989
7,186 km2 (2,775 sq mi)
Population 
 1989
713,800
Government
SED First Secretary 
 1952–1958
Gerhard Grüneberg
 1958–1961
Eduard Goetzel
 1961–1971
Erich Mückenberger
 1971–1988†
Hans-Joachim Hertwig
 1988–1989
Christa Zellmer
 1989–1990
Bernd Meier
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 
 1952–1956
Franz Peplinski
 1956–1960
Günter Springer
 1960–1963
Hans Albrecht
 1963–1969
Harry Mönch
 1969–1989
Siegfried Sommer
 1989–1990
Gundolf Baust
 1990
Britta Schellin (as Regierungsbevollmächtigter)
History 
 Established
1952
 Disestablished
1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Brandenburg (1945-1952)
Brandenburg
Today part ofGermany

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

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