Templin (German:[tɛmˈpliːn]ⓘ) is a small town in the Uckermark district of Brandenburg, Germany. Though it has a population of only 17,127 (2006), in terms of area it is, with 377.01 km2 (145.56 sq mi), the second largest town in Brandenburg (after Wittstock) and the seventh largest town in Germany. The town is located in the south of the rural Uckermark region and its capital Prenzlau, north of the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. The municipality comprises the villages of Ahrensdorf, Bebersee, Beutel, Densow, Gandenitz, Gollin, Gross Dölln, Gross Väter, Grunewald, Hammelspring, Herzfelde, Hindenburg, Klosterwalde, Petznick, Röddelin, Storkow and Vietmannsdorf.
Former Electoral Brandenburgian boarding school (Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium)
From 1912 on, Templin was the seat of the Electoral Brandenburgian boarding school (Joachimsthalsches Gymnasium) established in 1601 by Elector Joachim III Frederick of Hohenzollern at nearby Joachimsthal. The school was finally dissolved in 1953. Today, Templin has a modern grammar school built in 1997.
Mayors
1990 - 2010 Ulrich Schoeneich (SPD, later independent)
2010 - today Detlef Tabbert (The Left)
Detlef Tabbert was elected in 2010 with 63.4% of the vote,[3] and re-elected in 2018.[1]
Demography
Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
Templin: Population development within the current boundaries (2020)[4]
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1875
11,669
—
1890
12,065
+0.22%
1910
12,495
+0.18%
1925
14,525
+1.01%
1939
15,065
+0.26%
1950
19,516
+2.38%
1964
17,491
−0.78%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1971
17,473
−0.01%
1981
17,912
+0.25%
1985
18,664
+1.03%
1990
18,884
+0.23%
1995
18,227
−0.71%
2000
18,273
+0.05%
2005
17,347
−1.03%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
2010
16,455
−1.05%
2015
16,067
−0.48%
2016
16,117
+0.31%
2017
15,974
−0.89%
2018
15,798
−1.10%
2019
15,728
−0.44%
2020
15,636
−0.58%
Former brewery
Points of interest
Historic City Hall
Gate tower-Berliner Tor
St.-Maria-Magdalena-Church
Marketplace
Akzisehaus
City Wall at the Akzisehaus
Seehotel Templin
Templin's city walls are small, but complete. There are 3 main gate towers and several modern entrances, where parts of the wall were torn down. The main Protestant church is the St.-Maria-Magdalenen-Kirche. The town has many eastern eraPlattenbau houses (highrise apartments) and smaller neighborhoods.
Hermann Göring from 1933 on had his country residence Carinhall erected in the forest south of Gollin. The building designed by Werner March was destroyed by Luftwaffe personnel in April 1945, just days before the Red Army reached the area.
Alt Placht
North of Groß Dölln is an airfield built in the 1950s as a military airbase of the 16th Air Army of the Soviet Forces
Templin has recently built a spa and mainly relies on tourism. It is a popular destination for day-trippers from Berlin to enjoy the many glacial lakes and extended forests. There is no discothèque in Templin, the closest is in Milmersdorf. The town square with the old town hall building is surrounded by an active downtown. There are many shops and restaurants in the area and an outdoor market every week. Many neighbouring municipalities like Milmersdorf and several other villages rely on Templin for many services.
Angela Merkel, (born 1954), politician (CDU), German chancellor from 2005 to 2021 grew up from 1957 in Templin. Merkel was made an honorary citizen of Templin in 2019.[5]
