Seelow

Seelow
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Location of the town of Seelow within Märkisch-Oderland district
Seelow
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Märkisch-Oderland
Mayor	Udo Schulz (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	25.28 km² (9.8 sq mi)
Elevation	52 m (171 ft)
Population	5,736 (31/12/2006)
- Density	227 /km² (588 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MOL, vorher SEE
Postal code	15306
Area code	03346
Website	www.seelow.de
Coordinates: 52°31′00″N 14°22′59″E / 52.516667, 14.38306

Seelow is the capital of the German Märkisch-Oderland district of Brandenburg, Germany.

Seelow Town Hall.

Church in Seelow.

Geography

It is situated in the extreme east of Germany, 40 miles east of Berlin, 10 miles west of the boundary with Poland.

Seelow was the location of one of the last major pitched battles in Europe during World War II - the Battle of Seelow Heights. In this Battle, from April 16th to 18th, 1945, Soviet troops under Marshal Zhukov opened the way to Berlin but suffered great losses.

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Märkisch-Oderland

Alt Tucheband \| Altlandsberg \| Bad Freienwalde \| Beiersdorf-Freudenberg \| Bleyen-Genschmar \| Bliesdorf \| Buckow \| Falkenberg \| Falkenhagen \| Fichtenhöhe \| Fredersdorf-Vogelsdorf \| Garzau-Garzin \| Golzow \| Gusow-Platkow \| Heckelberg-Brunow \| Höhenland \| Hoppegarten \| Küstriner Vorland \| Lebus \| Letschin \| Lietzen \| Lindendorf \| Märkische Höhe \| Müncheberg \| Neuenhagen \| Neuhardenberg \| Neulewin \| Neutrebbin \| Oberbarnim \| Oderaue \| Petershagen-Eggersdorf \| Podelzig \| Prötzel \| Rehfelde \| Reichenow-Möglin \| Reitwein \| Rüdersdorf \| Seelow \| Strausberg \| Treplin \| Vierlinden \| Waldsieversdorf \| Wriezen \| Zechin \| Zeschdorf

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