Neustrelitz
Sign in to saveNeustrelitz (; ) is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. From 1994 until 2011 it was the capital of the district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
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Neustrelitz is a town in northeastern Germany located on a lake in the Mecklenburg Lake District, notable for having served as the capital of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1738 to 1918. It later functioned as the capital of the Mecklenburg-Strelitz district from 1994 to 2011 before administrative changes reorganized the region.
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Key facts
- German place.type
- Stadt
- German place.image_photo
- Marktplatz Neustrelitz.jpg
- German place.image_caption
- View over Neustrelitz market
- German place.image_coa
- DEU Neustrelitz 1794 COA.svg
- German place.image_plan
- Neustrelitz in MBS.svg
- German place.state
- Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
- German place.district
- Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
- German place.elevation
- 75
- German place.area
- 139.86
- German place.postal_code
- 17235
- German place.area_code
- 03981
- German place.licence
- MST
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13 sectionsContents
- History
- Sights and monuments
- Nazi-era asylum
- Transport
- Gallery
- Entertainment
- Notable people
- Aristocracy
- Sport
- International relations
- Twin towns – Sister cities
- References
- External links
Neustrelitz (; ) is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. From 1994 until 2011 it was the capital of the district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
The name Strelitz is derived from the Polabian word Strelci, meaning "archers" or "shooters" (cognate with Russian streltsy).