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Middle-Mark.] GERMANY,^
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5.
Oderberg, a town lying on the Oder, and defended by a fort fuuated'
on an ifland, on which the Swedes made two fruitlefs aflaults in 1637 and
1639, but in the hrft of thefe aflaults fucceeded io far as to lay the town
in
afhes.
6. The town and prefedlurate of Freien WALDE, containing,
1. Freienwalde, a fmall town feated on the Oder, and at which a toll is
paid. At this place likewife is a ferry leading to the Middle-Mark. Frienicalde
formerly belonged to the Vchtenhagen family. In a pleafant valley
at a little diftance from the town is a medicinal fpring, which has been in
great reputation ever fince the year 1684, and near it is a lodging-huufe
for gentry and another for the poor. On the Marien plain, which lies without
the town, betwixt the hills of Marien and Schlofze are fome alumworks
which ever fince the year 1738 have belonged to the great orphanhoufe
at PotfdatJi, and furnifli almoft all the King's dominions with that
commodity.
Obf. L/nder Frederick II. a winding tradl of land on the Oder was cut
throu;>h, and thereby a morafs five or fix miles in circuit rendered arable,
fo as to afford fubfiftence at prefent for 1200 families.
2. Sofinenburg, a farm.
7. The prefedurate of Friedland, which was originally a convent belonging
to the family of Robel, of whom it was purchafed by the Marggrave
Albert Frederick, whofe fon the Marggrave Frederick Charlei Albert"
is the prefent owner of it.
8. The royal prefedurate of Old-Landsberg, in which is,
1. Old-Landslierg, a fmall town, having a caflle. In the year 1709;
Kin«' Frederick I. purchafed this place of Count Schwerin, and conferred it
as a dowery on his third confort. Its former name of New-Schwerin is now
out of ufe.
2. Krummenjee, a farm.
9. The royal prefedurate of Rudersdorf.
10. The following villages and noble eflates ; viz, Bazello, Bedicke, Bief~
dorf, Bolk}-fdo7-f, Bretzel, Bruno, Great and Little-Bucko, Dalewitz, Danneberg,
Frankenfeld, Garzin, Garzo, Gielfdorf, Gruno, Grunthal, Harnekopf,
Hafelberg, Hajenholz, Hohen-Fino, llo, Kothen, Kunerjdorf, Licl~
terjelde, LuderJ'dorf, Mogelin, Ratijt, Reichenberg, Schonjeld, S.hulzendorfy.
Sommerfeld, Steinberg, Sydo, Tempelfelde, Torno, Trampo, JVeeJo, Weijfenjee,
WHkendorf and JVoeifeckendorf.
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