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Neuruppin
Sign in to saveNeuruppin (, , 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".
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!
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- 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.
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