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Neuruppin (, , in contrast to ""; North Brandenburgisch: ) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Ostprignitz-Ruppin district. It is the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Fontane (1819–1898) and therefore also referred to as Fontanestadt. A garrison town since 1688 and largely rebuilt in a Neoclassical style after a devastating fire in 1787, Neuruppin has the reputation of being "the most Prussian of all Prussian towns".

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Neuruppin is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, best known as the birthplace of the celebrated novelist Theodor Fontane and for its distinctive Neoclassical architecture, which was rebuilt after a major fire in 1787. As a long-standing garrison town with deep roots in Prussian history, it has earned a reputation as "the most Prussian of all Prussian towns."

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Key facts

German location.type
Town
German location.image_photo
Neuruppin Luftbild Altstadt asv2024-07 img3.jpg
German location.image_caption
Aerial view with Holy Trinity Church
German location.image_coa
Neuruppiner Wappen.png
German location.image_plan
Neuruppin in OPR.png
German location.state
Brandenburg
German location.district
Ostprignitz-Ruppin
German location.elevation
44
German location.area
305.24
German location.postal_code
16816, 16818, 16827
German location.area_code
03391, 033925, 033929, 033932, 033933
German location.licence
OPR, KY, NP, WK
German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
12 0 68 320
German location.website
www.neuruppin.de
German location.mayor
Nico Ruhle
German location.leader_term
2020–28
German location.party
SPD

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Fontanestadt Neuruppin: Fontanestadt Neuruppin

Die Fontanestadt Neuruppin mit ihrem lebendigen historischen Stadtkern am Ruppiner See und den beschaulichen 13 Ortsteilen ist eine sich immer weiter entwickelnde Stadt. Allen Prognosen zum Trotz leben heute über 32.000 Menschen in der Geburtsstadt von Theodor Fontane, Karl Friedrich Schinkel und Eva Strittmatter. Als überregionales Zentrum für Wirtschaft, Bildung, Gesundheit und Kultur ist Neuruppin ein Leuchtturm im Nordwesten Brandenburgs. Eine lebens- und liebenswerte Stadt für alle Generationen. Überzeugen Sie sich gern selbst davon!

neuruppin.de

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Encyclopedic overview

30 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • Geographical position
  • Municipal subdivisions
  • Climate
  • History
  • Before the city fire (until 1787)
  • City fire and reconstruction (1787-1803)
  • Reconstruction in the 19th century (1804-1900)
  • The city in the 20th century
  • Neuruppin as a socialist district town 1970-1989
  • The 1970s
  • The Old Town of Neuruppin 1980-1990
  • Future Residential Complex I to III
  • Neuruppin after the incorporation in 1993
  • Demography
  • Politics
  • City Council
  • Mayors
  • Before the city reform
  • After the city reform in 1808
  • After the annexations in 1993
  • Dealing with corruption
  • Neuruppin remains colorful
  • Coat of arms
  • Twin towns – sister cities
  • Notable people
  • Associated with the town
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

Neuruppin (, , in contrast to ""; North Brandenburgisch: ) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Ostprignitz-Ruppin district. It is the birthplace of the novelist Theodor Fontane (1819–1898) and therefore also referred to as Fontanestadt. A garrison town since 1688 and largely rebuilt in a Neoclassical style after a devastating fire in 1787, Neuruppin has the reputation of being "the most Prussian of all Prussian towns".

==Geography== ===Geographical position=== Neuruppin is one of the largest cities in Germany in terms of area. The city of Neuruppin, northwest of Berlin in the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin (Ruppin Switzerland), consists in the south of the districts located on the shores of Ruppiner See, which is crossed by the Rhin River, including the actual core city of Neuruppin and Alt Ruppin. In the north, it stretches up to the Rheinsberg Lake Region and the border with Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It is part of the Stechlin-Ruppiner Land Nature Park and is connected to the Wittstock-Ruppiner Heide, which was partly used for military purposes as the Wittstock military training area.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Neuruppin” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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