Rheinsburg

Rheinsberg
Rheinsberg Castle
Coat of arms
Rheinsberg
Location of Rheinsberg within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Coordinates: 53°5′54″N 12°53′45″E / 53.09833°N 12.89583°E / 53.09833; 12.89583Coordinates: 53°5′54″N 12°53′45″E / 53.09833°N 12.89583°E / 53.09833; 12.89583
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Government
• Mayor	Jan-Pieter Rau (CDU)
Area
• Total	324.83 km2 (125.42 sq mi)
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	8,153
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16831
Dialling codes	033931
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	www.rheinsberg.de

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.

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.

Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Monument opposite castle

Castle seen from monument place

Concerthall (part of the castle)

Church in Dierberg

Fire engine house in Heinrichsdorf