Rheinsberg
| Rheinsberg | ||
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Rheinsberg Castle | ||
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  Rheinsberg | ||
Location of Rheinsberg within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district  | ||
| Coordinates: 53°5′54″N 12°53′45″E / 53.09833°N 12.89583°ECoordinates: 53°5′54″N 12°53′45″E / 53.09833°N 12.89583°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Brandenburg | |
| District | Ostprignitz-Ruppin | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Jan-Pieter Rau (CDU) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 324.83 km2 (125.42 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 61 m (200 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 8,153 | |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 16831 | |
| Dialling codes | 033931 | |
| Vehicle registration | OPR | |
| Website | www.rheinsberg.de | |
Rheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhin, approx. 20 km north-east of Neuruppin and 75 km north-west of Berlin.
History
Frederick the Great, while still Crown Prince, designed and moved into a restored chateau in Rheinsberg shortly after his 1733 marriage to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern. 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.[2]
In 1870, the painter Eduard Gaertner 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.
Demography
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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Geography
Lakes
Photogallery
Monument opposite castle
Castle seen from monument place
Concerthall (part of the castle)
Church in Dierberg
Fire engine house in Heinrichsdorf
Twin towns
Huber Heights (Ohio, USA)
References
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
- ↑ MacDonogh, Giles (1999). Frederick the Great: A Life in Deed and Letters. New York: St. Martin's Griffin. pp. 98–129. ISBN 0-312-27266-9.
- ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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