Templin

Templin
Town hall
Location of Templin within Uckermark district
Templin
Templin
Coordinates: 53°07′N 13°30′E / 53.117°N 13.500°E / 53.117; 13.500
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictUckermark
Subdivisions24 Ortsteile
Government
  Mayor (201826) Detlef Tabbert (Left)
Area
  Total
377.01 km2 (145.56 sq mi)
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)
  Total
15,578
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
17268
Dialling codes03987, 039882, 039883
Vehicle registrationUM
Websitewww.templin.de

Templin (German: [tɛmˈpliːn] ) is a small town in the Uckermark district of Brandenburg, Germany. Though it has a population of only 17,127 (2006), in terms of area it is, with 377.01 km2 (145.56 sq mi), the second largest town in Brandenburg (after Wittstock) and the seventh largest town in Germany. The town is located in the south of the rural Uckermark region and its capital Prenzlau, north of the Schorfheide-Chorin Biosphere Reserve. The municipality comprises the villages of Ahrensdorf, Bebersee, Beutel, Densow, Gandenitz, Gollin, Gross Dölln, Gross Väter, Grunewald, Hammelspring, Herzfelde, Hindenburg, Klosterwalde, Petznick, Röddelin, Storkow and Vietmannsdorf.