Teltow

Teltow
Market place and St Andrew's
Flag Coat of arms
Teltow
Location of Teltow within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
Coordinates: 52°24′8″N 13°16′14″E / 52.40222°N 13.27056°E / 52.40222; 13.27056Coordinates: 52°24′8″N 13°16′14″E / 52.40222°N 13.27056°E / 52.40222; 13.27056
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Potsdam-Mittelmark
Government
• Mayor	Thomas Schmidt (SPD)
Area
• Total	21.54 km2 (8.32 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population (2015-12-31)
• Total	25,483
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	14513
Dialling codes	03328
Vehicle registration	PM
Website	www.teltow.de

Teltow ['tɛltoː] is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Teltow is part of the agglomeration of Berlin. The distance to the Berlin city centre is 17 km (11 mi), while the distance to Potsdam is 15 km (9.3 mi).

The Teltow Canal links the River Havel near the city of Potsdam with the River Dahme near Köpenick in Berlin's eastern suburbs. It passes immediately to the north of Teltow, forming the border between Brandenburg and Berlin.

The central Teltow Stadt railway station is part of the Berlin S-Bahn line S25. Teltow railway station is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south-east and is served by RegionalExpress lines 3, 4 and 5.

Teltow turnips are a well known regional specialty; however, yield, homogeneity and handling properties are sub-optimal. Since year 1993 they are registered as a trademark.

The settlement was first mentioned in a 1265 deed issued by Margrave Otto III of Brandenburg. It received its name from the eponymous plateau, a moraine of the last glacial period. Teltow was formerly known for the Teltower Rübchen (Brassica rapa ssp. rapa f. teltowiensis), a special type of turnip quite popular in the 18th and 19th century. The main sight of the town is the Protestant St Andrew's fieldstone church of the 12th century rebuilt in 1812 according to plans by Karl Friedrich Schinkel. It was depicted by Lyonel Feininger in his 1918 painting Teltow II.