History left|thumb|Two of the 25 (formerly 56) typical timbered Wiek houses along the Neubrandenburg city wall The region had been left largely empty during the Migration Period and was re-settled by Slavs who then formed the Veleti, starting in the 7th century. Frankish and Saxon influence increased since the late 8th century but suffered several setbacks. After final subjugation by the Saxons in the mid-12th century, German colonisation greatly intensified after 1200. The first Christian monks in the area were Premonstratensians at Broda Abbey, a monastery by the lakeshore (about 1240). The foundation of the city known as of Neubrandenburg took place in 1248, when the Margrave of Brandenburg decided to build a settlement in the northern part of his fief, naming it after the older city of Brandenburg further south. In 1292, the city and the surrounding area became part of Mecklenburg.
History left|thumb|Two of the 25 (formerly 56) typical timbered Wiek houses along the Neubrandenburg city wall The region had been left largely empty during the Migration Period and was re-settled by Slavs who then formed the Veleti, starting in the 7th century. Frankish and Saxon influence increased since the late 8th century but suffered several setbacks. After final subjugation by the Saxons in the mid-12th century, German colonisation greatly intensified after 1200. The first Christian monks in the area were Premonstratensians at Broda Abbey, a monastery by the lakeshore (about 1240). The foundation of the city known as of Neubrandenburg took place in 1248, when the Margrave of Brandenburg decided to build a settlement in the northern part of his fief, naming it after the older city of Brandenburg further south. In 1292 the city and the surrounding area became part of Mecklenburg.