Templin, Spa town in Uckermark District, Germany
Description
Templin is a spa town in Uckermark District in Brandenburg, surrounded by extensive forests and more than a dozen lakes. The town preserves a completely intact medieval wall circuit with three town gates and several defensive towers.
History
Margrave Waldemar granted town rights to the settlement in 1314, enabling it to grow rapidly as a trading post. Three years later Denmark, Mecklenburg and Pomerania signed the Treaty of Templin here, ending territorial disputes in the region.
Culture
The market square serves as a central meeting point for residents and visitors, with shops and cafés grouped around the historic town hall. On market days the square fills with stalls run by regional producers offering cheese, honey and baked goods from the surrounding area.
Practical
The town center lies close to several swimming lakes and thermal baths, all easily reachable on foot or by bicycle. Regional rail connections run directly from Berlin to the station, from where the center can be reached in a few minutes on foot.
Did you know?
Angela Merkel spent her childhood here from 1957 and returned several times later as Chancellor. The town awarded her honorary citizenship in 2019 and opened a hiking trail named after her.
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Hohenlychen Sanatorium
15.1 km
Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve
15.4 km
NaturTherme Templin
2.4 kmHaus Fichtengrund
2.2 km
Pulverturm
366 m
Kloster Götschendorf
11.4 km
St George's chapel
713 m
Kulturzentrum Bürgergarten Templin
1.1 km
Schleuse Kannenburg
9.4 km
Kirchlein im Grünen
8.1 kmSchleuse Zaaren
11.7 km
Maria-Magdalenen-Kirche
620 m
Berliner Tor
759 m
Tax collectors office
460 m
Kleine Schorfheide
11.4 km
Lehmann-Garten
1.3 km
Neuhof
16.9 km
Alte Mühle Templin
856 m
Village church Annenwalde
8.9 kmBuchheide
5.4 km
St.Helena chapel Lychen
14.9 km
Stadion der Freundschaft
379 m
Village church Hindenburg
4.1 km
Templin lock
891 m
Gutspark Annenwalde
9 km
Prenzlauer Tor
366 m
Mühlentor
820 mSchleuse Schorfheide
10.4 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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