Places of interest in Neubrandenburg and region

Old Town:
	Town fortifications Ringstrasse	One of the mightiest and almost complete remaining mediaeval defences in Germany. The stone walls date from the 14th. century; they are 2300 metres long and 7,5 metres high. They include keeps, gates and watchtowers and completely surround the city centre.
	Keeps Ringstrasse	Used at first as fortified houses set in the walls as defences. 26 out of a former 56 keeps have now been accurately reconstructed in half timbered style.
	City gates Ringstrasse	The four massive brick gateways are built on stone bases; they are a part of the fortifications and are of great historic importance. They still retain their elegant and ornate facades and have lent their name to the nickname of the "city with four gates".
	Friedlaend Gate north side of the Old Town	The oldest (early 14th. century) and best maintained gate. It was reinforced against artillery in the 16th. century with a mighty half cruciform construction in front, the so called Zwingel. It houses an art study centre nowadays.
	New Gate east side of the Old Town	The youngest of the four, built in the late 15th. century as an afterthought into the city wall. The eight larger than lifesize female terracotta figures in the gable ends on the town side are very eyecatching.
	Stargard Gate south side of the Old Town	Built in the mid 14th. century, it is the tallest (32 m.) of the four. The facade on the town side bears nine figures on the gable ends, the so called "Adorantinnen". The tannery is between the outer and inner gateway.
	Treptow Gate west side of the Old Town	Many people rate this late Gothic (ca. 1400) gateway as the finest of the four with its tower gables and rich, ornate working. It now houses a museum of regional and early prehistory.

Excursions:
	DIE SCHEUNE (The Barn) in Bollewick	Germany’s biggest foundling stone barn, the market place for Mecklenburgian products with handicrafts, culture, stores and workshops. Thousands of people always and always flock to its varied program.
	Stargard Castle 17094 Burg Stargard	The oldest castle in Mecklenburg, built in the mid 13th. century on the remains of an earlier castle. There are now only the remains of the site with two gatehouses, the stables and a 17 m. high round tower.
	Penzlin Castle 17217 Penzlin	After reconstruction the site with its castle, courtyard, garden and town wall stand inside an enclosed complex. The witches’ cellar, an underground dungeon from the days of the witch hunts, is a historic rarity in Germany.
	Hohenzieritz Chateau 17237 Hohenzieritz	Situated at the end of Lake Tollense. The Dukes of Mecklenburg-Strelitz had it built in Baroque style between 1746 and 1751. It served the ducal family mainly as a summer residence. Queen Luise of Prussia (Princess Luise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz) died here, aged 34.