Tribsees | |
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Location of Tribsees within Vorpommern-Rügen district
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| Coordinates:54°05′N12°45′E / 54.083°N 12.750°E /54.083; 12.750 | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Mecklenburg-Vorpommern |
| District | Vorpommern-Rügen |
| Municipal assoc. | Recknitz-Trebeltal |
| Subdivisions | 5Ortsteile |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Bernhard Zieris (FW) |
| Area | |
• Total | 54.98 km2 (21.23 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 2,694 |
| • Density | 49.00/km2 (126.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 18465 |
| Dialling codes | 038320 |
| Vehicle registration | NVP |
| Website | www.stadt-tribsees.de |
Tribsees (German pronunciation:[ˈtʁiːp.zeːs]ⓘ) is amunicipality in theVorpommern-Rügen district, inMecklenburg-Vorpommern, in north-easternGermany. It is situated 33 kilometres (21 mi) southwest ofStralsund, and 40 kilometres (25 mi) east ofRostock.
The name may come from theSlavic word "treb" or "trebez" (Polish: "trzebiez") in the meaning of clearing. According to another version, the name came from a Slavic tribe (Tribeden) that inhabited the area in the earlyMiddle Ages.[2]
TheTribeden are mentioned for the first time in 955. TheTribusses territory was mentioned in 1136, and the castle was incorporated byPope Innocent II into the newly formedBishopric of Wolin in 1140.[3] It formed part of theDuchy of Pomerania, and around 1184 it passed to the SlavicPrincipality of Rügen, a vassal ofDenmark.[3] The town is mentioned in a document inLübeck in 1241. In 1245 it is noted that the Neuenkamp monastery (Kloster Neuenkamp [de]) had theright of patronage over the church in Tribsees.[2] An agreement between thecity council ofStralsund and that of Tribsees exists from 1267, and in 1285 the town was grantedLübeck law by PrinceVitslav II.[2] In 1310 KingEric VI of Denmark granted the town to Margaret, wife of PrinceVitslav III, as a hereditary lease, reserving, however, the right of redemption if the prince died without male descendants.[4] During theWars of the Rügen Succession, in 1328 it passed to Mecklenburg, and in 1355 it became part of theDuchy of Pomerania.[2][4]
During theThirty Years' War,Albrecht von Wallenstein stayed in the town in 1628.[2] In 1637 it was occupied theHoly Roman Empire, and in 1638 it was captured bySweden, within which it remained.[5] The town was almost completely destroyed in a fire in 1702, but subsequently rebuilt.[2] In 1815 it passed toPrussia.
The town had 1,040 inhabitants in 1782.[5]Roman Catholics were acknowledged in the town only in 1816 andJews only in 1861. The town population reached its peak in 1861, when there were 3,692 inhabitants in Tribsees.[2] By 1885, it declined to 2,950.[6] In the late 19th century, the inhabitants were mostly employed in agriculture and cattle breeding.[6] Grain was sold toHamburg, whereas cattle toBerlin.[6]
In the final months ofWorld War II, in 1945, the town surrendered without a fight to Soviet troops.[2]
The town church dates from theMiddle Ages, it was mentioned for the first time in 1245. It is aBrick Gothic building but has been damaged through fire and war on several occasions throughout its history. In 1861 – 1869 it was renovated in aNeo-Gothic style. The church houses an unusualaltarpiece from the early 15th century. It displays thetransubstantiation in anallegorical form as amill operated by angels. The elaborate altarpiece contains 67 sculpted wooden figures, painted and covered withgold leaf.[7][8]
Two medieval town gates still mark the entrance to the centre of Tribsees, theMühlentor ("mill gate") andSteintor ("stone gate"). Both date from the 13th century and were originally part of more extensive fortifications which have since disappeared.[9][10]
The economy of the town is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises.[11] There are twowind farms operating in Tribsees.[12]
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