FURSTENWALDE, a town in the Prussian province of Brandenburg, on the right bank of the Spree, and 28 m. E. of Ber lin on the railway to Frankfort-on-Oder. Pop. Furstenwalde is one of the oldest towns of Brandenburg. From 1385 it was the seat of the bishop of Lebus, whose bishopric was incorporated with the electorate of Brunswick in 1595. The in dustries are important, including, besides brewing and malting, manufactures of chemicals, boots, organs, stoves, etc., iron found ing and wool-weaving.