Neustrelitz

Neustrelitz is a city inside the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district within the country of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated at the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 till 1918 it changed into the capital of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. From 1994 till 2011 it became the capital of the district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. The call Strelitz is derived from the Polabian word Strelci, meaning "shooters". The village of Strelitz turned into first referred to in 1278. It grew to a small city within the following centuries. In the 17th century Strelitz was part of the duchy of Mecklenburg-Güstrow, which ceased to exist after the dying of the remaining duke in 1695. Afterwards the new duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz changed into hooked up.

This small duchy contained the prevailing-day district and an exclave around Ratzeburg, which is these days located in Schleswig-Holstein. In 1712 the castle and the metropolis of Strelitz burnt down. After this disaster the duke and his own family lived on their looking hotel at the lake known as Zierker See to the northwest of Strelitz. Around this vicinity the new city of Neustrelitz turned into built. It have become the reliable capital of Mecklenburg-Strelitz in 1736. Neustrelitz remained the ducal seat until 1918 and was the capital of the Free State of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from 1918 to 1933. In 1934 it become merged with Mecklenburg-Schwerin to the Gau of Mecklenburg.