The Bezirk Frankfurt, also Bezirk Frankfurt (Oder), was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Frankfurt (Oder).
History The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was disestablished due to the German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Brandenburg.
Geography Position The Bezirk Frankfurt bordered East Berlin and the Bezirke of Neubrandenburg, Potsdam and Cottbus. It also bordered the country of Poland to the east.
Subdivision The Bezirk was divided into 12 Kreise: 3 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 9 rural districts (Landkreise): Urban districts : Eisenhüttenstadt, Frankfurt (Oder), Schwedt. Rural districts : Angermünde; Bad Freienwalde; Beeskow; Bernau; Eberswalde; Eisenhüttenstadt-Land; Fürstenwalde; Seelow; Strausberg.
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