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2023

25.08.2023 | Frankfurt (Oder)

Fall semester at the VHS starts in early September

Shortly after the start of the new school year, the fall semester 2023 also begins at the Adult Education Center (VHS) Frankfurt (Oder). The VHS offers a wide range of educational and meeting opportunities in the areas of languages, health, culture, society, basic education, IT and career. In addition, there is an offer of family education in the Parent-Child Center North of the Adult Education Center.

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25.08.2023 | Frankfurt (Oder)

Fit for the future thanks to digitization and EU funding program

The Messe und Veranstaltungs GmbH Frankfurt (Oder) is fit for the future and the demands of the modern event market. With an investment from the European Regional Development Fund, the leading cultural provider in East Brandenburg has been able to implement a number of forward-looking projects for the expansion of digitization in the Kleist Forum, the "Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach" Concert Hall, the exhibition halls and the German-Polish Tourist Information Center.

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14.08.2023 | Märkisch-Oderland

Road construction in Märkisch-Oderland

A large number of road construction measures are also taking place this year on the district roads in Märkisch-Oderland. The district of Märkisch-Oderland currently maintains 178 km of district roads. In addition, there are numerous bridge structures and culverts. Extensive maintenance and investment measures are necessary to keep this road network in good condition over the long term.

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01.08.2023 | Frankfurt (Oder)

Genealogical research now also possible online - civil status registers digitized and published

The civil status registers up to the year 1909, the marriage registers up to 1929 as well as the registers of the incorporated localities and the registers of the Jewish and Catholic communities and the so-called dissidents kept by the local police until 1874 have been digitized. The digitized registers are available online in the Archive Portal-D of the German Digital Library.

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01.08.2023 | Frankfurt (Oder)

Retraining as notary clerk from August 2023 in Frankfurt (Oder)

In cooperation with the Länderotarkasse, the Deutsche Angestellten-Akademie (DAA) in Frankfurt (Oder) will offer a new retraining course from 01 August 2023. The already existing offer of vocational qualifications is extended by the retraining to the notary clerk.

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20.07.2023 | Frankfurt (Oder)

Address books of the capital and commercial city of Frankfurt an der Oder now online

The so-called address book is the most important historical reference work about people, streets and institutions. The first volume was published by Friedrich Wilhelm Koscky for the year 1846. The entire household population can be researched with their residential address. Authorities, doctors' offices, schools, churches and institutions are listed as well as businesses, guilds and associations. The right contact could be looked up for every request.

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20.07.2023 | Frankfurt (Oder)

Urban forest benefits from the nationwide Forest Climate Package

For some time now, the Frankfurt (Oder) urban forester's office has been pursuing the strategy of establishing a stable permanent forest model. In this way, the creation of species-rich and site-adapted mixed forests is to be promoted. These forests hold more water in the soil, allow for natural adaptation processes in response to climate change, and store carbon in wood and soil.

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