Altentreptow () is a town in the

Mecklenburgische Seenplatte The Mecklenburg Lake Plateau or Mecklenburg Lakeland
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district, 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 ...

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. It is situated on the river

Tollense The Tollense (, from Slavic ''dolenica'' "lowland, (flat) valley") is a river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in northeastern Germany, right tributary of the Peene. It has a total length of 95.8 km. The upper course begins near a small lake na ...

Western Pomerania Historical Western Pomerania, also called Cispomerania, Fore Pomerania, Front Pomerania or Hither Pomerania (german: Vorpommern), is the western extremity of the historic region of Pomerania forming the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, Weste ...

, 15 km north of

Neubrandenburg Neubrandenburg (lit. ''New Brandenburg'', ) is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban centre of the Mecklenburg Lakeland. The city is famous for its ...

. Until 1939 the city's name was ''Treptow an der Tollense''.

History

The origins of the town go back to a Slavic settlement that grew up around a fortress located on a small hill, where the town church lies today. The name Treptow is mentioned for the first time in 1175, in reference to the establishment of a monastery on the site, which however later moved to

Verchen Verchen is a municipality in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. The Battle of Verchen The Battle of Verchen (german: Schlacht bei Verchen) was a battle between Saxons and West Slavic Obotrites on 6 July ...

. The present town was most probably founded in the early 13th century, and is referred to as a "civitas", i.e.

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

for "city", in 1245. In 1282, a document confirms that the town was ruled by

Lübeck law The Lübeck law (german: Lübisches (Stadt)Recht) was the family of codified municipal law developed at Lübeck, which became a free imperial city in 1226 and is located in present day Schleswig-Holstein. It was the second most prevalent form of ...

. The medieval town had three churches, of which only one survives, as well as a medieval hospital and a system of double defensive walls built before 1360. The town has suffered much destruction through fire and war during the centuries, and in 1743 the town walls were almost completely removed. Two city gates from c. 1450 still survive; the ''Brandenburger Torturm'' and the ''Deminner Torturm''. Of the latter, only the ground floor remains, with additions and alterations made in the 19th century.

Notable people

Bundesarchiv Bild 102-13676, Albert Grzesinski

* William Hentschel (1874–1925), local poet *

Albert Grzesinski Albert Carl Grzesinski (28 July 1879 – 12 January 1948) was a German SPD politician and Minister of the Interior of Prussia from 1926 to 1930. Biography Grzesinski was born Albert Lehmann in Treptow an der Tollense, Germany, the illegitimate ...

(1879–1947), Prussian Minister of the Interior from 1926 to 1930 (SPD) * Ilse Kaschube (born 1953), sprint canoer * Manfred Schmidt (1929–2005), German theologian and politician (CDU) * Christine Wachtel (born 1965), German athlete

Related to Altentreptow

Fritz Reuter Fritz Reuter (7 November 1810 – 12 July 1874; born as ''Heinrich Ludwig Christian Friedrich Reuter'') was a novelist from Northern Germany who was a prominent contributor to Low German literature. Early life Fritz Reuter was born at Stavenha ...

(1810–1874), poet and writer *

Sebastian Zbik Sebastian Zbik (born 17 March 1982) is a German professional boxer and the former WBC middleweight Champion of the world. He resides in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Professional career Zbik won the interim WBC middleweight title against Italia ...

(born 1982), German Boxer * Sybille Kempf (born 1945), mayor after the turn from 1992 to 2012

References

External links

Official website of Altentreptow (German)
Populated places established in the 13th century 1240s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1245 establishments in Europe {{MecklenburgischeSeenplatte-geo-stub