Bezirk Frankfurt
Bezirk Frankfurt | |
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District | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Bezirk Frankfurt within the German Democratic Republic | |
Coordinates: 52°30′N 14°10′E / 52.500°N 14.167°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 |
The Bezirk Frankfurt, also Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder), was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Frankfurt (Oder).
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 : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; .
References[]
- ^ "40 Jahre DDR", National central administration for statistics, May 1989
Categories:
- Bezirk Frankfurt
- Districts of East Germany
- Former states and territories of Brandenburg
- 1952 establishments in East Germany
- 1990 disestablishments in Germany
- States and territories established in 1952