What is "neubrandenburg"

Neubrandenburg ("New Brandenburg", ) is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban centre of the Mecklenburg Lakeland.

The city is famous for its rich medieval heritage of Brick Gothic, especially the world's best preserved defensive wall of this style, and the St. Mary church used for concerts. Neubrandenburg got a nickname because of its four medieval city gates - "Stadt der Vier Tore" ("City of Four Gates"). It is part of the European Route of Brick Gothic, a route which leads through seven countries along the Baltic Sea coast.

Since 2011, it is the capital of the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district. Neubrandenburg is the third-largest city and one of the main urban centres of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and an economical power node of northeastern Germany, featuring one of the highest national ranks in employment density and GDP per capita. The closest greater urban areas are the regiopolis of Rostock and the metropolises of Szczecin, Berlin and Hamburg.