View of the building that housed the secondary school (Erweiterte Oberschule) where German Chancellor Angela Merkel received her Abitur high school certificate in 1973, in Templin, taken on September 10, 2021. - The picturesque town of Templin, population 16,000, is celebrating its 750th birthday this year, one year late due to the coronavirus pandemic. Set in the verdant Uckermark, dotted with glistening lakes hidden in lush pine forests, it's where Merkel grew up and has served as a sanctuary that helped sustain her in 16 crisis-racked years in power. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)