Neustrelitz

Neustrelitz

*Niegenstrelitz* (Low German)
Neustrelitz Niegenstrelitz (Low German)
Town
	View over Neustrelitz market
	Coat of arms
	Location of Neustrelitz within Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district
	Neustrelitz Neustrelitz
	Coordinates: 53°21′53″N 13°03′49″E / 53.36472°N 13.06361°E
Country	Germany
State	Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
District	Mecklenburgische Seenplatte
Subdivisions	13 districts
Government
• Mayor	Andreas Grund
Area
• Total	138.15 km2 (53.34 sq mi)
Elevation	75 m (246 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	20,340
• Density	150/km2 (380/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	17235
Dialling codes	03981
Vehicle registration	MST
Website	www.neustrelitz.de

Neustrelitz (German: [nɔʏˈʃtʁeːlɪts] ^ⓘ; East Low German: Niegenstrelitz) is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Zierker See in the Mecklenburg Lake District. From 1738 until 1918 it was the capital of the Duchy of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. From 1994 until 2011 it was the capital of the district of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

The name Strelitz is derived from the Polabian word Strelci, meaning "archers" or "shooters".^[2]^[3]

^ "Bevölkerungsstand der Kreise, Ämter und Gemeinden 2022" (XLS) (in German). Statistisches Amt Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. 2023.
^ Room, Adrian (2006). Placenames of the world: origins and meanings of the names for 6,600 countries, cities, territories, natural features, and historic sites (2 ed.). McFarland. p. 265. ISBN 978-0-7864-2248-7. Retrieved 17 March 2011. The basic name is of Slavic origin and means '(settlement of the) archers/shooters,' from Old Slavic strela, 'arrow'.
^ The related Polish form Strzelce is still a common toponym in Poland.