Frankfurt (Oder) district

Basic data
District capital:	Frankfurt (Oder)
Area :	7,186 km²
Residents :	713,800 (1989)
License plate :	E.
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The Frankfurt (Oder) district , also known as Frankfurt district , was established in 1952 after the dissolution of the states in the GDR as one of a total of 14 districts .

Administrative division

The district comprised the urban districts of Frankfurt (Oder) , Eisenhüttenstadt (from February 1, 1953 to November 12, 1961 Stalinstadt ) and Schwedt / Oder (from September 17, 1961) as well as the following districts:

Angermünde
Bad Freienwalde
Beeskow
Bernau
Eberswalde
Eisenhüttenstadt-Land (until November 13, 1961 Fürstenberg )
Fürstenwalde
Seelow
Strausberg

With the re-establishment of the federal states on the territory of the GDR in 1990, the districts were dissolved. The Frankfurt (Oder) district was assigned to the state of Brandenburg .

Government and party leaders

Chair of the District Council

1952–1956: Franz Peplinski (1910–1991)
1956–1960: Günter Springer (1922–2013)
1960–1963: Hans Albrecht (1919–2008)
1963–1969: Harry Mönch (* 1925)
1969–1990: Siegfried Sommer (1925–2003)
1990 -9999: Gundolf Baust (1941-2004)
1990 -9999: Britta Schellin (government representative, * 1963)

First secretaries of the SED district leadership

1952–1958: Gerhard Grüneberg (1921–1981)
1958–1961: Eduard Götzl (1921–1986)
1961–1971: Erich Mückenberger (1910–1998)
1971–1988: Hans-Joachim Hertwig (1928–1988)
1988–1989: Christa Zellmer (1930–2002)
1989–1990: Bernd Meier (1944–2005)

Further data

Population (1961): 655,500
(1964): 652.464
(1971): 681.402
(1981): 704,808

coat of arms

Due to the seal order of the GDR of May 28, 1953, all regional coats of arms lost their meaning as brands or seals. However, the coats of arms of the cities and districts were still used on buildings or in publications without fulfilling an official function. The coat of arms of the Frankfurt district used in some books actually shows the coat of arms of the city of Frankfurt (Oder) . The seal coat of arms of the GDR was official . It was not until the municipal constitution of the GDR on May 17, 1990 that municipalities and districts were able to expressly use coats of arms again and use them as seals.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b "40 Years of the GDR" - State Central Administration for Statistics, May 1989

[Jahre-1] "40 Years of the GDR" - State Central Administration for Statistics, May 1989