Neubrandenburg

Town in the Land (administrative region) of Brandenburg, Germany, on the River Tollense, 113 km/70 mi north of Berlin; population (2005 est) 68,200. There are engineering, chemical, and paper industries in the town. Between 1359 and 1471 Neubrandenburg was capital of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Stargard. It has an 18th-century palace and medieval churches and walls.

The old town is surrounded by an almost complete circuit of fortifications (probably late 13th century), together with town gates. There are museums of history and prehistory.