ðə plˈeɪs bɪkˌeɪm ðə kˈaʊnti sˈiːt ʌvðɪ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪn ænd pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə fɹˈæŋkfɜːt ɹˈiːdʒən ɪnðə pɹˈʌʃən pɹˈɑːvɪns ʌv bɹˈændənbˌɜːɡ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn.
The place became the county seat of the  in 1809 and part of the Frankfurt Region in the Prussian Province of Brandenburg in 1816.