Friedland is located in the Oder-Spree district, about 8 km south of Beeskow. The town was first mentioned in a document in 1301. It was built at the junction of the roads from Lieberose, Beeskow and Neuzelle under the protection of a moated castle, which probably goes back to the Knights of Strehle and covered […]

The village and church belonged to the Order of St. John’s Friedland. The church was built in 1719/20 and replaced a dilapidated predecessor. The weather vane probably dates from before that time. It bears the letters “BS” for Ballei Sonnenburg and the year 1606. The double eagle indicates that Lower Lusatia used to belong to […]

The village and church belonged to the Friedland Order Office of the Order of St. John. The church was built in 1773, with the rectangular half-timbered building with a western roof tower. Further alterations were made in the 1960s and 1990s. The interior has galleries all around and a trough ceiling. The church also houses […]