Neubrandenburg
Neubrandenburg | |
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Coordinates: 53°33′25″N 13°15′40″E / 53.55694°N 13.26111°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
District | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte |
Subdivisions | 10 Stadtteile |
Government | |
• Lord mayor (2022–29) | Silvio Witt[1] (Ind.) |
Area | |
• Total | 85.65 km2 (33.07 sq mi) |
Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 63,989 |
• Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 17033, 17034, 17036, 17050[3] |
Dialling codes | 0395 |
Vehicle registration | NB |
Website | www.neubrandenburg.de |
Neubrandenburg (lit. New
The city is famous for its rich medieval heritage of Brick Gothic architecture, including the world's best preserved defensive wall of this style as well as a Concert Church (Saint Mary), the home venue of the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic. It is part of the European Route of Brick Gothic, a route which leads through seven countries along the Baltic Sea coast. Neubrandenburg is nicknamed for its four medieval city gates - "Stadt der Vier Tore" ("City of Four Gates").
Since 2011, Neubrandenburg has been the capital of the
History
The first Christian monks in the area were
The city flourished as a trade centre until the Thirty Years' War (1618–48), when this position was lost due to incessant warfare. During the dramatic advance of the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus into Germany, the city was garrisoned by Swedes, but it was retaken by Imperial Catholic League forces in 1631. During this campaign, it was widely reported that the Catholic forces killed many of the Swedish and Scottish soldiers while they were surrendering. Later, according to the Scottish soldier of fortune Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis, when the Swedes themselves adopted a "no prisoners" policy, they would cut short any pleas for mercy with the cry of "New Brandenburg!". The city, therefore, played an unconscious role in the escalation of brutality of one of history's most brutal wars.
During the
Neubrandenburg was a
Sights and monuments
Neubrandenburg has preserved its medieval
Another place of interest is the Brick Gothic Marienkirche (Church of the Virgin Mary or St. Mary's Church, Konzertkirche), completed 1298. The church was nearly destroyed in 1945, but it was restored in 1975 and now houses a concert hall (opened 2001).
The tallest highrise in the city is the 56m
Other attractions include Neubrandenburg Regional Museum.
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St. Mary's Church (used for concerts)
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Treptow Gate with Neubrandenburg Regional Museum
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Stargard Gate
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New Gate
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Friedland Gate
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Belvedere
Education
- Hochschule Neubrandenburg (University of Applied Sciences)
- Three large secondary schools
Sports
Neubrandenburg is known as city of sports (Sportstadt). The city is famous for being home to various Olympic medal winners and talents in sports, especially in canoeing (
The Günter Harder Stadion was a multi purpose stadium that existed from 1949 to circa 1996.[7] It hosted football and motorcycle speedway and held qualifying rounds of the Speedway World Championship in 1964 and 1965.[8][9]
Notable people
- Wenceslaus Johann Gustav Karsten (1732–1787), a German mathematician; did complex logarithms
- Luise Mühlbach (1814-1873), a German writer of historical fiction.[10]
- Theodor Leipart (1867–1947), a German trades unionist.
- Theodor Estermann (1902–1991), an American mathematician, worked on analytic number theory.
- Jürnjakob Timm (born 1949), a German cellist; played for over 40 years in the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
- Annegret Rosenmüller (born 1967), a German musicologist.
Sport
- Hans-Jürgen Wallbrecht (1943–1970), a German rower; team silver medallist at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Rüdiger Helm (born 1956), East German sprint canoeist; multiple team gold and bronze Olympic medallist
- Ulf Hielscher (born 1967), a German bobsledder; team bronze medallist at the 1994 Winter Olympics
- Jana Sorgers (born 1967), a German rower, team gold medallist at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Tim Borowski (born 1980), football manager and former player; played 294 games and 33 for Germany
- Sebastian Zbik (born 1982), a German boxer; former WBC middleweight World Champion
- Viola Odebrecht (born 1983), former footballer, played over 120 games and 49 for Germany women
- Martin Hollstein (born 1987), a German sprint canoer; gold and bronze Olympic medallist
Twin towns – sister cities
Neubrandenburg is twinned with:[11]
References
- ^ Kommunalwahlen in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Ergebnisse der Bürgermeisterwahlen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Landesamt für innere Verwaltung, accessed 7 March 2022.
- Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
- ^ Agentur für Arbeit Neubrandenburg Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Facts & numbers about Neubrandenburg (neubrandenburg.de)
- ^ "Lager für Sinti und Roma Neubrandenburg". Bundesarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Lakotta, Beate (2005-03-05). "Tief vergraben, nicht dran rühren" (in German). SPON. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Neubrandenburger DDR-Stadion in Bronze gegossen". Nordkurier. 21 December 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "1964 World Championship". Metal Speedway. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ "1965 World Championship". Speedway.org. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- New International Encyclopedia. Vol. XIV. 1905.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". neubrandenburg.de (in German). Neubrandenburg. Retrieved 2021-03-01.
Further reading
- Chronicles
- (in German) Gottlob von Hacke: Geschichte der Vorderstadt Neubrandenburg. Vol. I: Vom Jahr 1248 bis 1711 (no further volume did appear). Neubrandenburg 1783 (online)
- (in German) Franz Boll: Chronik der Vorderstadt Neubrandenburg. Neubrandenburg 1875. (Reprinted several times)
- (in German) Wilhelm Ahlers: Historisch-topographische Skizzen aus der Vorzeit der Vorderstadt Neubrandenburg. Neubrandenburg 1876. (Reprinted several times)
- (in German) Karl Wendt: Geschichte der Vorderstadt Neubrandenburg in Einzeldarstellungen. Neubrandenburg 1922. (Reprinted in 1984)
External links
- Neubrandenburg travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 19 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 423.
- Official website (in German and English)
- https://www.britannica.com/place/Brandenburg-Germany