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Teterow is a town of Germany, in the district of Rostock, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It is the geographical center of this federal state. It had a population of 8,852 in 2011.The Teterower See is a lake in the north-east of the town.HistoryThe Stadtkirche St. Peter und Paul (St. Peter and St. Paul's Church), was built in 1215 in Late Romanesque and Gothic style.There are two remaining gates of the ancient city wall: the 14th-century Malchiner Tor (today the seat of the museum of local history), and the Rostocker Tor.The Marktplatz (Market Square), with the Town Hall, was built in 1910 in Neo-Baroque style.CultureThusch - - Theater in der Uhrenschule . A Studio theatre and cinema, existing since 2002. Member of the Landesverbandes Filmkommunikation Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the umbrella organisation of art house cinema and film clubs.Famous residentsUlrich Adam (*1950) - member of the German Bundestag from 1990 to 2009, holder of the Federal Cross of MeritHerta Bothe (*1921) - war criminalMarcel Gleffe (*1979) - "Saviour of Utøya", saved the lives of 20 people during the 2011 Utøya massacre in NorwayHans G. Helms (1932–2012) - experimental writer, composer, social and economic analyst and criticGerd Kische (*1951) - former German football playerRené Lange (*1988) - German football playerJohann Heinrich von Thünen (1783–1850) - prominent economist, influential in the field of Economic geography
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