Tessin (Tessin bei Rostock) is a town in the Rostock district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the river Recknitz, 22 km east of Rostock. Notable people Ernst Heydemann (1876-1930), German politician and from 1919 to 1930 mayor and Lord Mayor of the Hansestadt Rostock. Carl Heydemann (1878-1939), the last Lord Mayor in the Hansestadt Stralsund before the takeover of the National Socialists. Roland Methling (born 1954), engineer, Lord Mayor of the Hansestadt Rostock since 2005 References Cities and towns in Mecklenburg Populated places established in the 13th century 1340s establishments in the Holy Roman Empire 1343 establishments in Europe Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerin