Golßen | |
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 Market square and town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Golßen within Dahme-Spreewald district  | |
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  Golßen  Golßen | |
| Coordinates:51°58′N13°36′E / 51.967°N 13.600°E /51.967; 13.600 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Dahme-Spreewald |
| Municipal assoc. | Unterspreewald |
| Subdivisions | 8Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor(2024–29) | Andrea Schulz[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 63.68 km2 (24.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 58 m (190 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,489 |
| • Density | 39.09/km2 (101.2/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 15938 |
| Dialling codes | 035452 |
| Vehicle registration | LDS |
Golßen (German pronunciation:[ˈɡɔlsn̩]ⓘ;Lower Sorbian:Gólišyn) orGolssen is atown in the district ofDahme-Spreewald, inBrandenburg,Germany. It is the administrative seat of theAmt ("collective municipality")Unterspreewald.
Golßen is in the northwest ofLower Lusatia, close to the border with the BrandenburgianMittelmark core territory. The municipal area stretches from the eastern (Lower)Fläming Heath down to the Glogau-BaruthUrstromtal (glacial valley), traversed by theDahme River. It also comprises the villages of Mahlsdorf and Zützen.
Golßen station is a stop on theBerlin–Dresden railway line. The area around the town is known for the cultivation ofSpreewald gherkins.
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The settlement arose in the course of the GermanOstsiedlung eastward migration during the 11th century, possibly at the site of an earlierSlavic village of fortress.Golsyn in theMarch of Lusatia was first mentioned in a 1276 deed issued by theWettin margraves. With the former march, Golßen was purchased by theLuxembourg emperorCharles IV in 1367 and incorporated into theLands of the Bohemian Crown. The Bohemian kings temporarily put the estates around Golßen Castle in pawn to several holders, such as MargraveWilliam I of Meissen (in 1395).
During theThirty Years' War, the Lusatias again passed to the Wettin electors ofSaxony by the 1635Peace of Prague. Golßen Castle was built about 1723, it passed to the Counts ofSolms-Baruth in the 19th century. Surrounded by extended gardens, parts of the buildings were refurbished in aNeoclassical style byEduard Knoblauch in 1852. The neighbouring estates of Zützen were held by theKleist noble family. ABaroque palace in Zützen, erected according to plans designed byGeorg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, burnt down completely in the late days ofWorld War II.
After theNapoleonic Wars, Golßen was incorporated into thePrussian province ofBrandenburg in 1816.
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Seats in the municipal assembly (Stadtverordnetenversammlung) as of the 2019local elections:
The mayor in Golßen is Daniela Maurer (SPD).
