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5 unusual facts about Küstrin


1st Belorussian Front

31 January: 1BF reaches the river Oder to the North of Küstrin and establishes a bridgehead on the western side less than 60 km from Berlin.

Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

Catherine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Margravine of Brandenburg-Küstrin (1518–1574), daughter of Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, wife of Margrave John of Brandenburg-Küstrin

John, Margrave of Brandenburg-Küstrin

John rejected the Interim and refused to participate in the Corpus Christi procession.

Küstrin-Kietz

The Oder bridge of the former Prussian Eastern Railway line was rebuilt after World War II, it is today in use by RegionalBahn trains connecting Kostrzyn with Berlin-Lichtenberg station.

Lutz-Michael Harder

Lutz-Michael Harder (born 1951, Langenfeld/Długoszyn near Küstrin) is a German lyric tenor known mostly for his interpretation of Mozart opera roles and as a baroque concert soloist.


Barwice

Since in 1999 the rail road between Grzmiąca (Gramenz) and Kostrzyn (Küstrin) had been closed down, a rail connection to Barwice does no longer exist.

Black Reichswehr

After the Third Silesian Uprising, several labour battalions were created from former Freikorps units under the command of Major Fedor von Bock, comprising about 2,000 service members and further 18,000 reservists, concentrated around the garrison town of Küstrin in Brandenburg.

Grupa I

Kuštrin made a guest appearance on the Du-Du-A debut single "Ja Tarzan ti Džejn" ("I Tarzan you Jane"), released in 1982.

Küstriner Vorland

Küstrin-Kietz as well as Gorgast also have access to local trains running on the former Prussian Eastern Railway from Berlin-Lichtenberg to Kostrzyn.

Marie Goslich

Some photographs show gardens in Berlin, and the surroundings areas of Schwielowsee, Potsdam, Werder, Dahme an der Dahme, Küstrin and Lübbenau.

Mistel

However, before the plan could be implemented, the Red Army had entered Germany, and it was decided to use the Mistels against their bridgehead at Küstrin instead.

Sophie of Brunswick-Lüneburg

His first wife, Elisabeth of Brandenburg-Küstrin, had died in 1578, and like his first, George Frederick's second marriage remained childless, which is why his inheritance needed to be regulated by the House Treaty of Gera.


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