Küstrin

Küstrin, a town of Prussia and a fortress of the first rank, is situated in the midst of extensive marshes at the confluence of the Warthe with the Oder, 51 miles E. of Berlin by rail. It was first fortified in 1535-43, and was held by the French from 1806 to 1814. Küstrin is also an important railway centre. Pop. (1885) 15,105.