Teterow () is a town of Germany, in the district of Rostock, in

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

. It is the geographical center of this federal state. It had a population of 8,852 in 2011.

History

The ''Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul'' (St. Peter and St. Paul's Church), was built in 1215 in Late Romanesque and

Gothic Gothic or Gothics may refer to: People and languages *Goths or Gothic people, the ethnonym of a group of East Germanic tribes **Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths **Crimean Gothic, the Gothic language spoken b ...

style. There are two remaining gates of the ancient

city wall A defensive wall is a fortification usually used to protect a city, town or other settlement from potential aggressors. The walls can range from simple palisades or earthworks to extensive military fortifications with towers, bastions and gates ...

: the 14th-century ''Malchiner Tor'' (today the seat of the museum of local history), and the ''Rostocker Tor''. The ''Marktplatz'' (Market Square), with the Town Hall, was built in 1910 in Neo-Baroque style. The "Hechtbrunen" with inscription in "Plattdütsch" (Northgerman dialect). Weck Lüd sünd klauk un weck sünd däsig, un weck dei sünd wat öwernäsig. Lat't ehr spijöken, kinnings lat't, dei Klock hett lürr't, dei Hekt is fat't.

Culture

''Thusch'' - - Theater in der Uhrenschule (Theatre at the Clock factory). A Studio theatre and cinema, existing since 2002. Member of the Landesverbandes Filmkommunikation Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the umbrella organisation of

art house An art film (or arthouse film) is typically an independent film, aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience. It is "intended to be a serious, artistic work, often experimental and not designed for mass appeal", "made primarily f ...

cinema and

film club A film also called a movie, motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere ...

Twin Towns

Teterow is twinned with: *

Bad Segeberg Bad Segeberg (; Low German: Sebarg) is a German town of 16,000 inhabitants, located in the state of Schleswig-Holstein, capital of the district (Kreis) Segeberg. It is situated approximately northeast of Hamburg, and west of Lübeck. It is famo ...

, Germany, since 1990 *

Scheeßel Scheeßel (; Northern Low Saxon: ''Scheeßl'') is a municipality in the district of Rotenburg, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Wümme, approx. 10 km northeast of Rotenburg, 45 km east of Bremen, and 70 km south ...

, Germany, since 1990 *

Białogard Białogard (pronounced , german: Belgard, ; Pomeranian: ''Biôłogard'') is a historic town in Middle Pomerania, northwestern Poland, with 23,614 inhabitants as of December 2021. The capital of Białogard County in the West Pomeranian Voivodes ...

, Poland, since 1993 *

Kunszentmárton Kunszentmárton is a small town of the county of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok, central Hungary. Geography Körös River crosses the town from the north-east to the south. Twin towns – sister cities Kunszentmárton is twinned with: * Teterow Tet ...

, Hungary, since 1993 *

Šiauliai Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lithuania, with a population of 107,086. From 1994 to 2010 it was the capital of Šiauliai County. Names Šiauliai is referred to by various names in different l ...

, Lithuania, since 1999 *

Sjöbo Sjöbo (; old da, Søbo) is a locality and the seat of Sjöbo Municipality in Skåne County, Sweden with 6,724 inhabitants in 2010. Overview Sjöbo started growing when it became a stop on the railway between Malmö (to the west) and Simrishamn ...

, Sweden, since 2008

Famous residents

Ulrich Adam Ulrich Adam (born 9 June 1950 in Teterow) is a German politician and member of the CDU. A mathematician and economist by profession, he was a directly elected member of the German Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German fe ...

(born 1950) - politician (CDU), member of the German

Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the German federal parliament. It is the only federal representative body that is directly elected by the German people. It is comparable to the United States House of Representatives or the House of Commons ...

from 1990 to 2009, holder of the

Federal Cross of Merit The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (german: Verdienstorden der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, or , BVO) is the only federal decoration of Germany. It is awarded for special achievements in political, economic, cultural, intellect ...

Herta Bothe Herta Bothe (3 January 1921 – 16 March 2000) was a German concentration camp guard during World War II. She was imprisoned for war crimes after the defeat of Nazi Germany, and was subsequently released early from prison on 22 December 1951. Li ...

(born 1921) - Nazi concentration camp guard, war criminal *

Marcel Gleffe Marcel Gleffe (born 1979 in Teterow, Germany) is a German living in Norway who saved the lives of several people during the massacre on the island of Utøya. He became known in Germany as the "Saviour of Utøya" (''Retter von Utøya''). He was awa ...

(born 1979) - "Saviour of Utøya", saved the lives of 20 people during the 2011 Utøya massacre in Norway *

Hans G. Helms Hans G Helms (8 June 1932 – 11 March 2012) was a German experimental writer, composer, and social and economic analyst and critic. Life Helms was born in Teterow into a Jewish family, who were able to escape the Holocaust by using falsified pa ...

(1932–2012) - experimental writer, composer, social and economic analyst and critic *

Gerd Kische Gerhard Kische (born 23 October 1951 in Teterow) is a former German football player. Kische played for FC Hansa Rostock from 1970 to 1981. On the national level, he played for the East German national team (59 and 63 matches respective ...

(born 1951) - former German football player *

René Lange René Lange (born 22 November 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for FC Carl Zeiss Jena. Career Lange was born in Teterow, East Germany. Hansa Rostock In July 2009, Lange signed a professional contra ...

(born 1988) - German football player *

Johann Heinrich von Thünen Johann Heinrich von Thünen (24 June 1783 – 22 September 1850), sometimes spelled Thuenen, was a prominent nineteenth century economist and a native of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, now in northern Germany.He "ranks alongside Marx as the greatest Ger ...

(1783–1850) - prominent economist, influential in the field of

Economic geography Economic geography is the subfield of human geography which studies economic activity and factors affecting them. It can also be considered a subfield or method in economics. There are four branches of economic geography. There is, primary secto ...

References

External links

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Official website of Teterow
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