Tribsees

Coordinates: 54°05′N 12°45′E / 54.083°N 12.750°E / 54.083; 12.750
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Tribsees
Town
View of Tribsees
View of Tribsees
Coat of arms of Tribsees
Coat of arms
Location of Tribsees within Vorpommern-Rügen district
Ortsteile
Government
 • MayorBernhard Zieris (FW)
Area
 • Total54.75 km2 (21.14 sq mi)
Elevation
4 m (13 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total2,669
 • Density49/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
18465
Dialling codes038320
Vehicle registrationNVP
Websitewww.stadt-tribsees.de

Tribsees (German pronunciation: [ˈtʁiːp.zeːs] ⓘ) is a municipality in the Vorpommern-Rügen district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, in north-eastern Germany. It is situated 33 kilometres (21 mi) southwest of Stralsund, and 40 kilometres (25 mi) east of Rostock.

Etymology

The name may come from the Slavic word "treb" or "trebez" (Polish: "trzebiez") in the meaning of clearing. According to another version, the name came from a Slavic tribe (Tribeden) that inhabited the area in the early Middle Ages.[2]

History

17th-century view of the town

The Tribeden are mentioned for the first time in 955. The Tribusses territory was mentioned in 1136, and the castle was incorporated by

Vitslav II.[2] In 1310 King Eric VI of Denmark granted the town to Margaret, wife of Prince Vitslav III, as a hereditary lease, reserving, however, the right of redemption if the prince died without male descendants.[4] During the Wars of the Rügen Succession, in 1328 it passed to Mecklenburg, and in 1355 it became part of the Duchy of Pomerania.[2][4]

During the Thirty Years' War, Albrecht von Wallenstein stayed in the town in 1628.[2] In 1637 it was occupied the Holy Roman Empire, and in 1638 it was captured by Sweden, within which it remained.[5] The town was almost completely destroyed in a fire in 1702, but subsequently rebuilt.[2] In 1815 it passed to Prussia.

The town had 1,040 inhabitants in 1782.

Roman Catholics were acknowledged in the town only in 1816 and Jews only in 1861. The town population reached its peak in 1861, when there were 3,692 inhabitants in Tribsees.[2] By 1885, it declined to 2,950.[6] In the late 19th century, the inhabitants were mostly employed in agriculture and cattle breeding.[6] Grain was sold to Hamburg, whereas cattle to Berlin.[6]

In the final months of World War II, in 1945, the town surrendered without a fight to Soviet troops.[2]

Landmarks

The town church dates from the

Neo-Gothic style. The church houses an unusual altarpiece from the early 15th century. It displays the transubstantiation in an allegorical form as a mill operated by angels. The elaborate altarpiece contains 67 sculpted wooden figures, painted and covered with gold leaf.[7][8]

Two medieval town gates still mark the entrance to the centre of Tribsees, the Mühlentor ("mill gate") and Steintor ("stone gate"). Both date from the 13th century and were originally part of more extensive fortifications which have since disappeared.[9][10]

Economy

The economy of the town is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises.[11] There are two wind farms operating in Tribsees.[12]

Notable people

Gallery

  • Town hall
    Town hall
  • Town church
    Town church
  • The unusual medieval altarpiece in the church
    The unusual medieval altarpiece in the church
  • Mühlentor ("mill gate")
    Mühlentor ("mill gate")
  • Steintor ("stone gate")
    Steintor ("stone gate")

References

  1. Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    . 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Chronik der Stadt Tribsees" (in German). City of Tribsees. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ^ a b Kratz, Gustav (1865). Die Städte der Provinz Pommern. Abriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden (in German). Berlin. p. 524.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b Kratz, p. 526
  5. ^ a b Kratz, p. 527
  6. ^ a b c Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1892. p. 556.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. ^ "Pfarramt Tribsees" (in German). Evangelische Kirche in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  8. ^ "St. Thomas Kirche" (in German). City of Tribsees. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  9. ^ "Mühlentor Tribsees". Tourismusverband Vorpommern e.V. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Steintor Tribsees". Tourismusverband Vorpommern e.V. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Wirtschaft und Unternehmen in Tribsees" (in German). City of Tribsees. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  12. ^ "The second Windfarm in Tribsees near Rostock". CI Wind. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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