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Neubrandenburg (''"New Brandenburg"'', ) is a town in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban centre of the Mecklenburg Lakeland. The town is famous for its rich medieval heritage of Brick Gothic. It is part of the European Route of Brick Gothic, a route which leads through seven countries along the Baltic Sea coast. The city got a nickname because of its four medieval city gates - "Stadt der Vier Tore" ("City of Four Gates"). Since 2011, it is the capital of the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district. Neubrandenburg is one of the main urban centres of Mecklenburg and an economical power node of northeastern Germany, featuring one of the highest national ranks in employment density and GDP per capita.〔(Facts & numbers about Neubrandenburg ) (neubrandenburg.de)〕 The closest greater urban areas are Rostock, Stettin, Berlin and Hamburg. ==History== The first settlers at the place were Premonstratensian monks in Broda Abbey, a monastery at the shore (about 1240). The foundation of the town of Neubrandenburg took place in 1248, when the Margrave of Brandenburg decided to build a town in the northern part of his fief. In 1292 the town and the surrounding area became part of Mecklenburg. The town flourished as a trade centre until the Thirty Years' War (1618–48), when this position was lost. During the dramatic advance of the Swedish army of Gustavus Adolphus into Germany, the town was garrisoned by Swedes, but it was retaken by Imperial-Catholic League forces in 1631. During this operation it was widely reported that the Catholic forces killed many of the Swedish and Scottish soldiers while they were surrendering. Later, according to the Scottish soldier of fortune Robert Munro, 18th Baron of Foulis, when the Swedes themselves adopted a "no prisoners" policy, they would cut short any pleas for mercy with the cry of "New Brandenburg!". The town, therefore, played an unconscious role in the escalation of brutality of one of history's most brutal wars. During the Second World War, a large prisoner-of-war camp Stalag II-A was located close to the town. In 1945, few days before the end of the Second World War, 80% of the old town was burned down by the Red Army in a great fire. In that course, about 600 people committed suicide. Since then, most buildings of historical relevance have been rebuilt. Neubrandenburg was a bezirk centre between 1952 and 1990. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Neubrandenburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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