Country Germany Time zone CET (UTC+1) Capital Beeskow | State Brandenburg Vehicle registration LOS Team SV Germania Schöneiche | |
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Website landkreis-oder-spree.de Points of interest Spree, Sommerrodelbahn Scharmützelbob, Storkow Castle, Heimattiergarten Fürstenwalde, Burg Beeskow Destinations Bad Saarow, Dahme‑Heideseen Nature Park, Beeskow, Storkow - Brandenburg, Neuzelle | ||
Oder-Spree is a Kreis (district) in the eastern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from north clockwise) the district Märkisch-Oderland, the district-free city Frankfurt (Oder), Poland, the districts Spree-Neiße and Dahme-Spreewald, and the Bundesland Berlin.
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Map of Oder-Spree, Germany
Geography
The district is named after the two major rivers in the district - the Spree river forms a large bend within the district; the Oder river constitutes the eastern border.
History
The district was created in 1993 by merging the districts Eisenhüttenstadt, Beeskow and Fürstenwalde, and the district-free city Eisenhüttenstadt.
Towns and municipalities
The capital of the district is Beeskow, but Fürstenwalde (Spree) is the biggest town, with a population of 31.000 people.
References
Oder-Spree Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA