Rheinsberg () is a town and a municipality in the

Ostprignitz-Ruppin Ostprignitz-Ruppin is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from north clockwise) the districts Müritz and Mecklenburg-Strelitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the districts Oberhavel and Have ...

district, in

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an ar ...

, Germany. It is located on lake and the river

Rhin The Rhin is a long river in Brandenburg, Germany, right tributary to the river Havel. It flows through the city Neuruppin and several lakes. A few kilometres downstream from Rhinow it flows into the Havel, about upstream from where the Have ...

, approximately 20 km north-east of

Neuruppin Neuruppin (; North Brandenburgisch: ''Reppin'') 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 ''Fonta ...

and 75 km north-west of

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

History

Frederick the Great Frederick II (german: Friedrich II.; 24 January 171217 August 1786) was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Sil ...

, while still Crown Prince, designed and moved into a restored chateau in Rheinsberg shortly after his 1733 marriage to

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (sch ...

. Here he experienced his "Rheinsberg Period", an era marked by regular correspondence with Voltaire, boisterous celebration in the company of minor philosophers and musicians, and the writing of several works of political theory, including the ''

Anti-Machiavel ''Anti-Machiavel'' is an 18th-century essay by Frederick the Great, King of Prussia and patron of Voltaire, consisting of a chapter-by-chapter rebuttal of ''The Prince'', the 16th-century book by Niccolò Machiavelli. It was first published in S ...

.'' In 1870, the painter

Eduard Gaertner Johann Philipp Eduard Gaertner (2 June 1801, Berlin – 22 February 1877, Flecken Zechlin, in Rheinsberg) was a German painter who specialized in depictions of urban architecture. Early life and work Education In 1806, he moved with his ...

and his family decided to leave the hectic atmosphere of Berlin and settle in Flecken Zechlin, a suburb of Rheinsberg - where he lived until his death in 1877. Rheinsberg is the location for Kurt Tucholsky's ''

Rheinsberg Rheinsberg () is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located on lake and the river Rhin, approximately 20 km north-east of Neuruppin and 75 km north-west of Berlin. History Fre ...

'', a 1912 picture book for lovers based on an autobiographical weekend trip.

Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Rheinsberg.pdf, Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of

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; Red Background: Time of communist

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) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Rheinsberg.pdf, Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the

Census in Germany A national census in Germany (german: Volkszählung) was held every five years from 1875 to 1910. After the World Wars, only a few full population censuses have been held, the last in 1987. The most recent census, though not a national census, wa ...

in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Geography

Lakes

Großer Prebelowsee The Großer Prebelowsee is a lake in the Rheinsberg Lake Region, Brandenburg, Germany. It has an elevation of and a surface area of . It is in Prebelow, a village in borough of Rheinsberg. See also * Großer Zechliner See * Schwarzer See * Tiet ...

Großer Zechliner See The Großer Zechliner See is a lake in the Rheinsberg Lake Region of Brandenburg, Germany. It is in Rheinsberg, and its surface area is . See also *Großer Prebelowsee * Schwarzer See * Tietzowsee *Zootzensee Zootzensee is a lake in the Rheinsb ...

* Schwarzer See *

Tietzowsee The Tietzowsee is a lake in the Rheinsberg Lake Region in the German state of Brandenburg. It covers and area of within the municipality of Rheinsberg. See also *Großer Prebelowsee *Großer Zechliner See * Schwarzer See *Zootzensee Zootzensee i ...

Zootzensee Zootzensee is a lake in the Rheinsberg Lake Region, Brandenburg, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the m ...

Photogallery

File:Rheinsbergehrendenkmal1.jpg, Monument opposite castle File:Rheinsbergschloss3.jpg, Castle seen from monument place File:Rheinsberg001.jpg, Concerthall (part of the castle) File:Dierberg_church.jpg, Church in Dierberg File:Heinrichsdorf_fire_house.jpg, Fire engine house in Heinrichsdorf

Twin towns

* Huber Heights (

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)

People from Rheinsberg

Gad Granach Gad Granach (29 March 1915 – 6 January 2011) was the son of German actor Alexander Granach known for his roles in ''Nosferatu'', ''Ninotchka'', and ''For Whom the Bell Tolls''. Gad Granach fled Germany at the age of 21 during the rise of Naz ...

(1915–2011), German writer * Erhard Egidi (1929–2014), German cantor, composer and organist *

Lothar Baumgarten Lothar Baumgarten (5 October 1944 – 2 December 2018) was a German conceptual artist, based in New York and Berlin. His work includes installation and also film. Early life and education Born 1944 in Rheinsberg, Germany, Baumgarten attended ...

(1944–2018), German artist

References

External links

* {{Authority control Localities in Ostprignitz-Ruppin