The name may come from the Slavic word "treb" or "trebez" (Polish: "trzebiez") in the meaning of clearing. According to another version, the name came from a Slavic tribe (Tribeden) that inhabited the area in the early Middle Ages.[2]
The town had 1,040 inhabitants in 1782.[5]Roman Catholics were acknowledged in the town only in 1816 and Jews only in 1861. The town population reached its peak in 1861, when there were 3,692 inhabitants in Tribsees.[2] By 1885, it declined to 2,950.[6] In the late 19th century, the inhabitants were mostly employed in agriculture and cattle breeding.[6] Grain was sold to Hamburg, whereas cattle to Berlin.[6]
In the final months of World War II, in 1945, the town surrendered without a fight to Soviet troops.[2]
Landmarks
The town church dates from the Middle Ages, it was mentioned for the first time in 1245. It is a Brick Gothic building but has been damaged through fire and war on several occasions throughout its history. In 1861 – 1869 it was renovated in a Neo-Gothic style. The church houses an unusual altarpiece from the early 15th century. It displays the transubstantiation in an allegorical form as a mill operated by angels. The elaborate altarpiece contains 67 sculpted wooden figures, painted and covered with gold leaf.[7][8]
Two medieval town gates still mark the entrance to the centre of Tribsees, the Mühlentor ("mill gate") and Steintor ("stone gate"). Both date from the 13th century and were originally part of more extensive fortifications which have since disappeared.[9][10]
Economy
The economy of the town is dominated by small and medium-sized enterprises.[11] There are two wind farms operating in Tribsees.[12]
^ abKratz, Gustav (1865). Die Städte der Provinz Pommern. Abriss ihrer Geschichte, zumeist nach Urkunden (in German). Berlin. p. 524.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ abcSłownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom XII (in Polish). Warszawa. 1892. p. 556.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^"Pfarramt Tribsees" (in German). Evangelische Kirche in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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