Friesack (; also Friesack/Mark) is a town in the Havelland district, in

Brandenburg Brandenburg, officially the State of Brandenburg, is a States of Germany, state in northeastern Germany. Brandenburg borders Poland and the states of Berlin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony. It is the List of Ger ...

, in north-eastern

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

. It is situated northeast of

Rathenow Rathenow () is a town in the district of Havelland (district), Havelland in Brandenburg, in eastern Germany, with a population of 24,063 (2020). Overview The Protestant church of St. Marien Andreas, originally a basilica, and transformed to the Go ...

, and southwest of

Neuruppin Neuruppin (, , in contrast to ":de:Alt Ruppin, Old Ruppin"; ; North Brandenburgisch dialect, Brandenburgisch: ''Reppin'') is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Ostprignitz-Ruppin district. It is the birthplace of the noveli ...

. It is known for its Mesolithic archaeological site. Friesack 7 Oak

History

During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, in September 1943, the Oflag 8

prisoner-of-war camp A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured as Prisoner of war, prisoners of war by a belligerent power in time of war. There are significant differences among POW camps, inte ...

was relocated from Frauenberg to Wutzetz, present-day district of Friesack. Polish, Greek, Bulgarian and Romanian officers were held in the camp before its dissolution in April 1945.

Film shot in Friesack

* 1923 : Die Schlucht des Todes (

The Ravine of Death ''The Ravine of Death'' or ''Cage of Death'' (German:''Die Schlucht des Todes'') is a 1923 German silent thriller film directed by Luciano Albertini, Albert-Francis Bertoni and Max Obal. It starred Albertini, Lya De Putti and Hermann Picha.Bock ...

) directed by

Luciano Albertini Luciano Albertini (30 November 1882 – 6 January 1945) was an Italian actor, film producer, and film director. After initially appearing in Italian films, he moved to Germany following the First World War. In 1921, he founded a production compa ...

and Albert-Francis Bertoni

Demography

Sons and daughters of the town

Emil Schallopp Emil Schallopp (1 August 1843, Friesack, Germany – 9 April 1919, Berlin) was a German chess master and author. He became head of the shorthand department of the Reichstag. He wrote many books, including one on the Steinitz– Zukertort 188 ...

(1843-1919), chess master and writer * Karsten Wettberg (born 1941), football coach * Adalbert von Bredow (1814-1890), Prussian general

References

Localities in Havelland {{Brandenburg-geo-stub