Theodor Fontane Monument, Neuruppin

Take a city walk through Neuruppin: It leads you past densely packed memorial sites of the novelist. More information here: fontanerad.de

Since 1998, the year in which the 100th anniversary of Theodor Fontane's death was celebrated, Neuruppin has borne the official nickname Fontanestadt. Theodor Fontane was born on December 30, 1819 in Neuruppin, the son of the pharmacist Louis Henry and Emilie Fontane.

Neuruppin is the district town of the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district in the north of the state of Brandenburg. It is the traditional capital of the Ruppiner Land. In memory of the poet Theodor Fontane, who was born here, it is nicknamed Fontanestadt. Neuruppin is sometimes considered the “most Prussian of all Prussian cities.
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