Teterow

Teterow
Teterow
	Neo-Baroque town hall of Teterow (1910)
	Coat of arms
	Location of Teterow within Rostock district
	Teterow Teterow
	Coordinates: 53°46′N 12°34′E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Rostock
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Large V.
Area
• Total	47.17 km2 (18.21 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2019-12-31)[1]
• Total	8,341
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17166
Dialling codes	03996
Vehicle registration	LRO, TET, GÜ
Website	www.teterow.de

Teterow (German: [ˈteːtəʁoː] (listen)) is a town of Germany, in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is the geographical center of this federal state. It had a population of 8,852 in 2011.

History

Rostocker Tor (Brick Gothic city gate leading to Rostock)

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

There are two remaining gates of the ancient city wall: 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 - [2] - 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 cinema and film clubs.

Twin Towns

Teterow is twinned with:

Bad Segeberg, Germany, since 1990
Scheeßel, Germany, since 1990
Białogard, Poland, since 1993
Kunszentmárton, Hungary, since 1993
Šiauliai, Lithuania, since 1999
Sjöbo, Sweden, since 2008

Famous residents

Johann Heinrich von Thünen

Ulrich Adam (born 1950) - politician (CDU), member of the German Bundestag from 1990 to 2009, holder of the Federal Cross of Merit
Herta Bothe (born 1921) - Nazi concentration camp guard, war criminal
Marcel Gleffe (born 1979) - "Saviour of Utøya", saved the lives of 20 people during the 2011 Utøya massacre in Norway
Hans G. Helms (1932–2012) - experimental writer, composer, social and economic analyst and critic
Gerd Kische (born 1951) - former German football player
René Lange (born 1988) - German football player
Johann Heinrich von Thünen (1783–1850) - prominent economist, influential in the field of Economic geography

External links

Media related to Teterow at Wikimedia Commons
Official website of Teterow

References

"Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.
http://www.thusch.de

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[1] "Statistisches Amt M-V – Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2019". Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (in German). July 2020.

[2] ttp://www.thusch.de