Teupitz

Teupitz (German: [ˈtɔʏpɪts] ⓘ; Lower Sorbian: Tupc, pronounced [ˈtupts]) is a small town in the Dahme-Spreewald district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

In 1411 one Albert Schenk von Landsberg, Lord of Teupitz and of Seyda in Saxe-Wittenberg, served as the Saxon representative at the (second) election of King Sigismund.

The dynasty flourished for about four centuries until its extinction in 1721, leaving the local water castle as well as further residences in Königs Wusterhausen and Groß Leuthen.

After Theodor Fontane had published his Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg travelogue in 1880, Teupitz due to its picturesque setting became a popular destination for daytrippers from the Berlin agglomeration.

In 1910 the Prussian Province of Brandenburg opened a sanatorium and in 1930 the former castle was again rebuilt as a hotel, which after World War II was used as a recreation centre by the East German Communist Party (SED).

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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)
Teupitz Castle, lithograph,
coll. Alexander Duncker (1813-1897)
Town hall
Coat of Arms of Dahme-Spreewald district
Coat of Arms of Dahme-Spreewald district