Briesen
Briesen is the name of the following places:
in Germany
- Briesen (Friesack) , part of the municipality of Friesack in the Havelland district, Brandenburg
- Briesen (Gerswalde) , part of the municipality of Gerswalde in the Uckermark district, Brandenburg
- Briesen (Halbe) , part of the municipality of Halbe in the Dahme-Spreewald district, Brandenburg
- Briesen (Mark) , municipality in the Oder-Spree district, Brandenburg
- Briesen (Spreewald) , municipality in the Spree-Neisse district, Brandenburg
- Briesen (Vetschau / Spreewald) , settlement area of the city of Vetschau / Spreewald in the Oberspreewald-Lausitz district, Brandenburg
- Briesen (desert) , desert near Rheinsberg , Brandenburg state
in Poland
- Briesen district , former district in West Prussia
- German name of the Polish city of Wąbrzeźno in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
- German name of the Polish village and Gmina Brzeżno in the West Pomeranian Voivodeship
in Czech Republic
- German name of the Czech community Březina u Jevíčka in Okres Svitavy
- German name of the excavated Czech village Břežánky , northwest of Bílina, Okres Teplice
in Slovakia
- German name of the Slovak city Brezno
Briesen is the family name of the following people:
- Adalbert Konstantin von Briesen († 1698), Polish Starost, voivode and senator, friend of the great elector
- Alfred von Briesen (1849–1914), German infantry general in the First World War
- Arthur von Briesen (1891–1981), German major general in the Wehrmacht
- August von Briesen (1935–2003), German-French painter, lithographer, draftsman and illustrator
- Bruno Schulz-Briesen (1832-1919), German mining entrepreneur
- Constantin von Briesen (1821–1877), Prussian district administrator and member of the Prussian House of Representatives
- Detlef Briesen (* 1957), German historian and university professor
- Eduard Schulz-Briesen (1831-1891), German painter
- Emy von Briesen (1857–1936), German painter and poet
- Karl von Briesen (1765–1834), Prussian lieutenant general
- Kurt von Briesen (1883–1941), German infantry general in World War II; Son of Alfred von Briesen
- Louis Arthur von Briesen (1819–1896), Prussian lieutenant general
- Ludwig von Briesen (1773-1859), Prussian district administrator
- Otto von Briesen (District Administrator) (1804–1868) Prussian District Administrator
- Otto von Briesen (General) (1832–1905), Prussian Lieutenant General
further
- Members of several noble families, see list of noble families called Briesen
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