centres were available to them. After the camp was abandoned, the authorities found "98,300 rounds of ammunition, 47,000 pieces of ordnance, 29.3 tonnes of munitions and rubbish, including chemicals ... houses were full of domestic appliances". While new uses have not been found for the installations and bunkers of the unmodified areas of the military camp, they are somewhat maintained and there are various guided tours, exhibits and events. Some parts remain off-limits. Timeline 1809/1810: Kietz and the vineyards of Zossen are suburbanised 1885: Monument to the fallen soldiers of the 1864, 1866, and 1870 wars is erected in Kietz 1906: School on Kirchplatz is expanded 1910: Military area between Zossen and Wünsdorf is developed 1932: Flyers of the town councillor and deacon regarding the threatening change in the Protestant community and the city Zossen 1933: As a result of the National Socialists' rise to power, Socialists and Communists in Zossen are arrested by SS troops and are held in the school on Kirchplatz. Emil Phillip is removed from his post, upon the order of Pastor Eckerts 1934: Expansion of the town hall 1939: The military zone in Zossen is developed into military headquarters 1956: The city park is created 1992: The "Alter Krug" Zossen society is founded 1994: Formation of the administrative district of Teltow-Fläming from the old districts of Jüterbog, Luckenwalde, and Zossen 1996: 450th anniversary of Prince Elector Joachim II's awarding of rights and privileges to Zossen 1998: Wünsdorf Book Town declared, the only book town in Germany – though Mühlbeck-Friedersdorf, which started in 1997, claims to be the first book town in Germany. Demography Mayors Hans-Jürgen Lüders (SPD) 1993–2003 Michaela Schreiber: 2003-2019 Wiebke Schwarzweller: since 2019 Notable people Karl Friedrich August Lehmann (1843–1893), stenographer and inventor of the shorthand system Frieda Kassen (1895–1970), politician (SPD) Walter Budeus (1902–1944), Communist and resistance fighter Roy Präger (born 1971), football player See also Großer Wünsdorfer See List of Soviet military sites in Germany References External links Zossen Home page — in German only Localities in Teltow-Fläming Teltow (region) Military facilities of the Soviet Union in Germany