1945, the town's economy has been concentrated on cattle farming. In 2005, it had 8,548 residents. The mayor of Treuenbrietzen is Michael Knape, of the Treuenbrietzener Bürgerverein (Treuenbrietzen Civic Association). Demography Famous residents Martin Chemnitz (1522–1586), theologian Christoph Nichelmann (1717–1762), composer and harpsichordist Friedrich Heinrich Himmel (1765–1814), composer Johann Tobias Turley (1773–1829), pipe organ builder Johann Friedrich Turley (1804–1855), pipe organ builder Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst (1806–1881), botanist and mycologist Hanns Heise (1913–1992), military officer Henry Maske (born 1964), boxer Eric Fish (born 1969), rock singer See also Red Army atrocities Notes External links Treuenbrietzen Homepage Treuenbrietzen Heritage Society Localities in Potsdam-Mittelmark Fläming Heath Soviet World War II crimes Massacres in Germany Mass murder in 1945 War crimes of the Wehrmacht World War II prisoner of war massacres by Nazi Germany