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It was established on January 1, 1998 by the merger of [[Küstrin-Kietz]] with the villages of Gorgast and Manschnow. Küstriner Vorland is part of the ''[[Amt (country subdivision)|Amt]]'' ("collective municipality") [[Amt Golzow|Golzow]]. |
It was established on January 1, 1998, by the merger of [[Küstrin-Kietz]] with the villages of Gorgast and Manschnow. Küstriner Vorland is part of the ''[[Amt (country subdivision)|Amt]]'' ("collective municipality") [[Amt Golzow|Golzow]]. |
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The settlement of Küstrin-Kietz formed the western part of [[Küstrin]] which is now Polish [[Kostrzyn nad Odrą]], until it was cut off by the implementation of the [[Oder-Neisse line]] in 1945. The town's quarters west of the [[Oder River]] then belonged to [[East Germany]] and were renamed ''Kietz'' in 1954. In a 1991 vote the inhabitants chose to readopt the historic denotation. |
The settlement of Küstrin-Kietz formed the western part of [[Küstrin]] which is now Polish [[Kostrzyn nad Odrą]], until it was cut off by the implementation of the [[Oder-Neisse line]] in 1945. The town's quarters west of the [[Oder River]] then belonged to [[East Germany]] and were renamed ''Kietz'' in 1954. In a 1991 vote the inhabitants chose to readopt the historic denotation. |
Revision as of 02:12, 7 October 2023
Küstriner Vorland | |
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Fort Gorgast | |
Location of Küstriner Vorland within Märkisch-Oderland district | |
Coordinates: 52°34′06″N 14°36′35″E / 52.56833°N 14.60972°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Märkisch-Oderland |
Municipal assoc. | Amt Golzow |
Subdivisions | 3 Ortsteile |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Werner Finger[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 45.97 km2 (17.75 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,549 |
• Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 15328 |
Dialling codes | 033472 |
Vehicle registration | MOL |
Website | www.kuestriner-vorland.de |
Küstriner Vorland (literally "Küstrin's foreland") is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany at the border with Poland.
History
It was established on January 1, 1998, by the merger of Küstrin-Kietz with the villages of Gorgast and Manschnow. Küstriner Vorland is part of the Amt ("collective municipality") Golzow.
The settlement of Küstrin-Kietz formed the western part of Küstrin which is now Polish Kostrzyn nad Odrą, until it was cut off by the implementation of the Oder-Neisse line in 1945. The town's quarters west of the Oder River then belonged to East Germany and were renamed Kietz in 1954. In a 1991 vote the inhabitants chose to readopt the historic denotation.
The incorporated village of Gorgast, once a commandry of the Order of Saint John, features a historic fort finished in 1889 in addition to the Küstrin fortification system and a park laid out according to plans by Peter Joseph Lenné.
Politics
Seats in the municipal assembly (Gemeinderat) as of 2008 elections:
- IG Küstriner Vorland (Free Voters): 9
- The Left: 3
- Pro Zukunft (Free Voters): 1
- Evangelical parish: 1
- Independent: 2
Transport
The border crossing at Küstrin-Kietz is the eastern terminus of the Bundesstraße 1 federal highway from Aachen via Berlin. It is continued by the Polish national road No. 22 to Gorzów Wielkopolski and Elbląg.
Küstrin-Kietz as well as Gorgast also have access to local trains running on the former Prussian Eastern Railway from Berlin-Lichtenberg to Küstrin (Kostrzyn nad Odrą).
Demography
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References
- ^ Landkreis Märkisch-Oderland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links
Media related to Küstriner Vorland at Wikimedia Commons