Briesen (Mark) is a village and a municipality in the Oder-Spree district,

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. It is situated east of the capital

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, between the towns Fürstenwalde and

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. Briesen was first mentioned in 1403.

Local government

Since 2014 the municipality Briesen consists of the villages Alt Madlitz, Biegen, Briesen, Falkenberg and Wilmersdorf. It is part of ''Amt'' Odervorland. Its governing council, dealing with local affairs, consists of 12 seats.

Demography

References

External links

Official website of Briesen (Mark)
Localities in Oder-Spree {{Brandenburg-geo-stub