{{Short description|Former town in Brandenburg, Germany}} [[File:Freyenstein 09-2013 img14.jpg|thumb|Castle Freyenstein of the Von Rohr family]]

'''Freyenstein''' is a former small town in Brandenburg, Germany.<ref name=wittstock/> On October 26, 2003 it was merged into the city of Wittstock. The earliest mention of the town was in 1263 as "Vriegenstene".<ref name=wittstock>{{cite web |url=http://www.freyenstein.de/ |quote=In der Ostprignitz des brandenburgischen Landes, zwischen Wittstock und Meyenburg, liegt Freyenstein. 1263 wird "Vriegenstene" erstmals urkundlich erwähnt. (Translated from German to English: In the Brandenburg state, between Wittstock and Meyenburg, is Freyenstein. In 1263 the town was first mentioned as 'Vriegenstene'.)|title=Freyenstein |date= |accessdate=2012-07-10 |language=German |publisher= |location= }}</ref> The town had 971 inhabitants on December 31, 2009.

== Natives == * Minna Cauer (1841-1922), German feminist

<gallery> Freyenstein 09-2013 img15.jpg|Freyenstein parish church Freyenstein 09-2013 img01.jpg|Freyenstein archaeological site Freyenstein 09-2013 img03.jpg|Freyenstein archaeological site </gallery>

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