Müncheberg | |
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 13th-century St. Mary Church | |
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Location of Müncheberg within Märkisch-Oderland district  | |
  Müncheberg  Müncheberg | |
| Coordinates:52°30′13″N14°08′23″E / 52.50361°N 14.13972°E /52.50361; 14.13972 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Märkisch-Oderland |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2016–24) | Dr. Uta Barkusky[1] (Left) |
| Area | |
• Total | 151.93 km2 (58.66 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,097 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 15374 |
| Dialling codes | 033432 |
| Vehicle registration | MOL |
| Website | www.muencheberg.de |
Müncheberg is a smalltown inMärkisch-Oderland, in easternGermany approximately halfway betweenBerlin and the border withPoland, within the historic region ofLubusz Land.
Prior to 2003 the area today covered by Müncheberg was organized as the so-called "Amt Müncheberg". It included eightmunicipalities that were incorporated on March 31, 2002 to form the town of Müncheberg:
(population in parentheses)
The settlement was founded between 1225 and 1232 byCistercian monks who had been given the land by thePiast Duke ofLower Silesia and soon-to-be monarch of Poland,Henry I the Bearded. A citation in a document from June 29, 1232, marks the official date of the founding. This first settlement was calledLubes (modernPolish:Lubiąż)[3] by the monks in honor of the monastery inLubiąż in Lower Silesia, Poland, where they originally came from. This name was not kept for long and in February 1233 the settlement was first mentioned asMunichberc (Middle High German for "Monk's Hill") in acharter byPope Gregory IX. The settlement grew quickly and gainedtown privileges in 1245. The increasing prosperity led to the construction of a 7-metre-high (23 ft)city wall in 1319. After a war broke out over control of the region in 1319, the town came under the control of theDuchy of Pomerania. In 1319,Wartislaw IV granted new privileges to the town.[4] In 1324, the town passed toBrandenburg, and between 1373 and 1415 it was part of theBohemian (Czech) Crown.
On April 17, 1432, the town was conquered by theHussites who plundered the church and set the town on fire. In 1605 an epidemic ofbubonic plague infested Müncheberg, killing 696 inhabitants. By 1624 about 1,300 people were living in the town again. Following theThirty Year War (1618–1648) and further epidemics, the number of inhabitants dropped to less than 400 in 1655.
In 1697, a commune ofFrenchHuguenotrefugees was founded in the town.[5] Ca. 1700 the town became a permanent military base. In 1710, the French Church was consecrated.[5] The population increased and by 1800 the town was flourishing again. The French commune was dissolved in 1806.[5] The first school was constructed in 1852 as well as a newsynagogue (1856) for theJewish community. The railway betweenBerlin and the what theneastern Germany (later independent Poland) started operating on October 1, 1867 giving Müncheberg a fast connection to the capital. The first volunteerfire brigade was formed in 1888. DuringWorld War I, 129 soldiers from Müncheberg were killed in action. In 1928 theKaiser Wilhelm Institute for Breeding Research was opened.
DuringWorld War II, a subcamp of theSachsenhausen concentration camp was located in the present-day district of Trebnitz.[6] The prisoners were Norwegians, Poles, Germans and Soviets.[7] In early 1945, adeath march of prisoners of various nationalities from the dissolved camp inŻabikowo to Sachsenhausen passed through the town.[8] In the war, more than 400 inhabitants of Müncheberg died fighting on various battlefields inEurope. Combat in Müncheberg between theWehrmacht and theRed Army took place from April 17 to April 19, 1945 and destroyed 85% of the town.
After World War II, Müncheberg was part of theSoviet occupation zone. From 1949 until theGerman Reunification on October 3, 1990, the town was a municipality in theBezirk (district)Frankfurt (Oder) of theGerman Democratic Republic (East Germany).
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Several grocery stores are located in the town beside other stores that fulfill the everyday needs of the citizens:
Müncheberg serves as a regional center for the area. Facilities include:
TheGymnasium Müncheberg (grades 7-13; withAbitur as school-leaving exam, qualifying for university) which was established on the foundation walls of a former military barracks in 1991—as a sign of the dawning of a new age—was closed in July 2007 in the aftermath of the 1990s decline in the birth rate. Between August 22, 1991 and July 11, 2007, up to 750 pupils per year were finishing their secondary education at this grammar school.
Müncheberg is home to theZALF - Leibniz-Zentrum für Agrarlandschaftsforschung (Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research). Currently there are 428 scientists and technicians employed doing research at seven different institutes including theGerman Entomological Institute.
Several physicians and dentists have settled in Müncheberg providing medical care for the area. There is also an ambulance based in Müncheberg being responsible for all medical emergencies in the southern area of the county. Firefighting and most of all other emergencies are handled by the volunteer fire brigade of Müncheberg. Besides that there are also two police officers assigned to Müncheberg.
Münchehofe is the second-oldest and smallest township (102 residents) of the town of Müncheberg.
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