Zossen

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Zossen
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Zossen (Germany)
Zossen
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Teltow-Fläming
Town subdivisions 7 Orts- und 9 Gemeindeteile
Mayor Michaela Schreiber (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area 179.57 km² (69.3 sq mi)
Elevation 38 m  (125 ft)
Population 17,321  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 96 /km² (250 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate TF
Postal code 15806
Area code 03377
Website www.zossen.de
Location of the town of Zossen within Teltow-Fläming district
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Coordinates: 52°13′00″N 13°26′59″E / 52.216667, 13.44972

A church in Zossen
A church in Zossen

Zossen is a German city in the district of Teltow-Fläming in Brandenburg, south of Berlin, and next to the B96 highway. Zossen consists of several smaller municipalities, which were grouped together in 2003 to form the city. Zossen, like most places in Brandenburg, was originally a Slavic settlement.

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[edit] History

Between 1901 and 1904, Zossen adopted the use of different high-speed vehicles, such as electric locomotives and trams, for transportation to and from Berlin-Marienfeld. These vehicles were powered by an alternating current of 15kV and used a variable frequency. The power was channelled through three overhead lines.

From 1939 to 1945, the underground headquarters of the German Wehrmacht (OKW) and Army's High Command (OKH) was in Zossen (Waldstadt section of the Wünsdorf community) .

There is a large area in Zossen (Waldstadt section of Wünsdorf community) which, from 1945 to 1994, was the site of a Soviet military camp, and since then has been returned to civilian use.

[edit] Timeline

  • 1809/1810: Kietz and the vineyards of Zossen are suburbanised
  • 1885: Monument to the fallen soldiers of the 1864, 1866, and 1870 wars is erected in Kietz
  • 1906: School on Kirchplatz is expanded
  • 1910: Military area between Zossen and Wünsdorf is developed
  • 1932: Flyers of the town councillor and deacon Emil Phillip regarding the threatening change in the Protestant community and the city Zossen
  • 1933: As a result of the Nazis' rise to power, Socialists and Communists in Zossen are arrested by SS troops and mistreated in the school on Kirchplatz. Emil Phillip is removed from his post, upon the order of Pastor Eckerts
  • 1934: Expansion of the town hall
  • 1939: The military zone in Zossen is developed into military headquarters
  • 1956: The city park is created
  • 1992: The "Alter Krug" Zossen society is founded
  • 1994: Formation of the administrative district of Teltow-Fläming from the old districts of Jüterbog, Luckenwalde, and Zossen
  • 1996: 450th anniversary of Prince Elector Joachim II's awarding of rights and privileges to Zossen

[edit] Geography

[edit] Subdivisions

Since the 2003 reform, Zossen has consisted of the following districts and municipalities:

Church in Nunsdorf
Church in Nunsdorf
  • Glienick
    • Horstfelde
    • Schünow
    • Werben
  • Kallinchen
  • Nächst Neuendorf
  • Nunsdorf
  • Schöneiche (Teltow-Fläming)
  • Wünsdorf
  • Zossen
    • Dabendorf

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