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Eberswalde (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 52 50 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 52.8333 decimal degrees |
| Long: 013 47 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 13.7833 decimal degrees |
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Note: The city of Eberswalde is located in the Thorn-Eberswalder glacial valley, at a natural ford in the Finow River. The site has been settled since the 11th century BCE. The margraves of Brandenburg built a castle on the site of a Slavic fortification in the 13th century CE. An early center of industry thanks to the availability of waterpower and bog-iron and the canalization of the Finow River, it was settled and further developed by Thuringian cutlers in the 18th century, who brought their craft to their new city. In the 19th century arose the production of marine and industrial cranes, Europe's largest factory for which still exists and operates in Eberswalde. The city also boats a medical school, a forest research institute, and a museum. The 2004 estimated population was 42,600. In 1970 Eberswalde was merged with the settlement of Finow to create Eberswalde-Finow. In 1993 the name Eberswalde was restored. |
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| Eberswalde (preferred,C,V,German,U,N)
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| Eberswalde-Finow (H,V,German,U,N)
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............ | name used briefly from 1970 |
| Neustadt Eberswalde (H,V)
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............ | name used ca. 1400-1876, refers to annexation of neighboring villages |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled since early Bronze Age, modern town founded 1254, chartered early 14th century |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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iron forging since 1440, grew in 18th century, noted for Europe's largest marine and industrial crane factory since 19th century |
| transportation center (C) |
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thrived with canalization of Finow river in 1602 and contruction of Oder-Havel canal in 1914 |
| archaeological site (C) |
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gold artifacts from early Bronze Age were discovered in 1913 |
| educational center (C) |
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site of medical school and a forest research institute, founded in 1830 |
| seat (C) |
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