Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) Population 8,705 (31 Dec 2008) | Elevation 61 m (200 ft) Postal codes 16831 Local time Wednesday 7:58 AM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 70% Humidity Points of interest Großer Zechliner See, Schwarzer See, Großer Prebelowsee, Rheinsberg Palace, Obelisk | ||
Rheinsberg eine reise in die mark brandenburg teil 1 3
Rheinsberg is a town and a municipality in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Rhin, approx. 20 km north-east of Neuruppin and 75 km north-west of Berlin.
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- Rheinsberg eine reise in die mark brandenburg teil 1 3
- Map of Rheinsberg Germany
- Schloss rheinsberg teil 1
- History
- Lakes
- Twin towns
- References
Map of Rheinsberg, Germany
Schloss rheinsberg teil 1
History
Frederick the Great, while still Crown Prince, designed and moved into a restored chateau in Rheinsberg shortly after his 1733 marriage to Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Bevern. Here he experienced his "Rheinsberg Period", an era marked by regular correspondence with Voltaire, boisterous celebration in the company of minor philosophers and musicians, and the writing of several works of political theory, including the Anti-Machiavel.
In 1870, the painter Eduard Gaertner and his family decided to leave the hectic atmosphere of Berlin and settle in Flecken Zechlin, a suburb of Rheinsberg - where he lived until his death in 1877.