Altentreptow () is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Tollense in Western Pomerania, 15 km north of Neubrandenburg. 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. The present town was most probably founded in the early 13th century, and is referred to as a "civitas", i.e. Latin for "city", in 1245. In 1282, a document confirms that the town was ruled by Lübeck law. The medieval town had three churches, of which only one survives, as well as a

medieval hospital The history of hospitals began in antiquity with hospitals in Greece, the Roman Empire and on the Indian subcontinent as well, starting with precursors in the Asclepian temples in ancient Greece and then the military hospitals in ancient Rome. ...

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 (1879–1947), Prussian Minister of the Interior from 1926 to 1930 (SPD) *

Ilse Kaschube Ilse Kaschube (later Zeisler, born 25 June 1953 in Altentreptow, Bezirk Neubrandenburg) is an East German sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. She won a silver medal in the K-2 500 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. ...

(born 1953), sprint canoer * Manfred Schmidt (1929–2005), German theologian and politician (CDU) *

Christine Wachtel Christine Wachtel (born 6 January 1965), is a German track and field athlete who won the silver medal for East Germany at the 1988 Olympic summer games in Seoul in the 800 metres run. Her time of 1:56.64 put her second to her training pa ...

(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 Stavenhagen ...

(1810–1874), poet and writer * Sebastian Zbik (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