Prignitz

Prignitz
District
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Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Founded	1993
Capital	Perleberg
Government
• District admin.	Christian Müller (SPD)
Area
• Total	2,123 km2 (820 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)
• Total	76,045
• Density	36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	PR
Website	landkreis-prignitz.de

Prignitz (German: [ˈpʁiːɡnɪts] ) is a Kreis (district) in northwestern Brandenburg, in northeastern Germany. Neighboring districts, clockwise from the north, are Ludwigslust-Parchim (in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania), Ostprignitz-Ruppin (Brandenburg), Stendal (Saxony-Anhalt), and Lüchow-Dannenberg (Lower Saxony).

Geography

The term Prignitz originally meant the region north of the confluence of the Elbe and Havel rivers. This region is larger than the district. It also includes the town of Havelberg in Saxony-Anhalt and large portions of the neighbouring district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin.

The Elbe river forms the southwestern border of the district.

History

The historical region Prignitz consisted of the following eleven districts, established in the 13th century: Wittenberge, Lenzen, Perleberg, Putlitz, Kyritz, Nitzow, Wittstock, Pritzwalk, Havelberg, Wusterhausen and Grabow.

The present district of Prignitz was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts of Pritzwalk and Perleberg and a few municipalities from the district Kyritz. The westernmost part of the district was previously part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and became part of Brandenburg on August 1, 1992.

The earlier district of Prignitz was the buffer between Brandenburg and Mecklenburg. It was resettled by Germans, especially from the Bremen area, following the First Wendish Crusade of 1147. The rate of German settlement increased over the following decades. The eastern half was dominated by the pro-German counts von Plotho who brought their own vassals such as the von Blumenthal and von Grabow families with them. The western half was dominated by robber barons, especially the Gans zu Putlitz family and their vassals, the von Quitzows. In 1319 the territory was briefly controlled by Mecklenburg. When Frederick, Count of Zollern was appointed Margrave in 1411, he faced an uprising of the Wendish nobility, supported by the Wendish Duke of Mecklenburg. However, he was able to put down the revolt at the battle of the Cremmer Dam, with the support of the German nobility. Families who had stayed loyal were rewarded. Otto von Blumenthal, for example, was made Captain of the Prignitz from 1415 to 1422 and of Lenzen from 1420.

Demography

• 
  Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
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  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)

Landkreis Prignitz: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 89,625 —     1890 92,023 +0.18% 1910 104,107 +0.62% 1925 113,250 +0.56% 1933 112,411 −0.09% 1939 115,354 +0.43% 1946 156,782 +4.48% 1950 153,728 −0.49% 1964 129,143 −1.24% 1971 128,537 −0.07% 1981 117,182 −0.92% 1985 114,812 −0.51% 1989 112,443 −0.52% 1990 109,435 −2.68% 1991 105,987 −3.15%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1992 104,690 −1.22% 1993 103,740 −0.91% 1994 102,650 −1.05% 1995 101,421 −1.20% 1996 100,422 −0.99% 1997 99,024 −1.39% 1998 98,205 −0.83% 1999 97,076 −1.15% 2000 95,701 −1.42% 2001 94,015 −1.76% 2002 92,646 −1.46% 2003 91,214 −1.55% 2004 89,792 −1.56% 2005 88,340 −1.62% 2006 87,221 −1.27%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2007 85,705 −1.74% 2008 84,284 −1.66% 2009 83,086 −1.42% 2010 82,023 −1.28% 2011 79,574 −2.99% 2012 78,799 −0.97% 2013 77,993 −1.02% 2014 77,550 −0.57% 2015 77,573 +0.03% 2016 77,813 +0.31% 2017 77,263 −0.71% 2018 76,508 −0.98% 2019 76,158 −0.46%

Coat of arms

District banner of Prignitz

The coat of arms shows a goose preparing for flight, the symbol of the Gans zu Putlitz family (Gans is German for goose), who in the 12th century were one of a number of families (such as the von Plotho, von Blumenthal and von Arnim families) who introduced Christianity and German culture to Prignitz. The pearls around the goose symbolize Perleberg (which translates to Pearl Mountain). The wolf at bottom stands for the former administrative seat, Pritzwalk, as walk derives from the Slavonic wolk meaning wolf. The wavy separation between the top and bottom symbolizes the river Elbe; the colors red and white are those of Brandenburg.

Towns and municipalities

<imagemap>File:Municipalities in PR.png | 300px|thumb|Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

poly 43 130 43 126 44 123 41 123 37 120 35 124 29 123 23 117 14 114 11 113 9 115 7 120 27 139 Lenzerwische poly 69 142 64 146 57 137 49 130 43 130 43 124 42 122 37 121 34 124 29 124 23 117 28 114 37 117 39 114 37 108 40 107 45 106 52 106 55 109 60 111 64 116 66 113 71 113 77 109 77 103 81 98 84 99 90 95 92 98 94 101 90 104 86 105 81 112 85 116 85 118 75 123 73 131 70 140 Lenzen (Elbe) poly 95 147 88 147 83 149 71 143 66 145 65 144 70 139 74 131 75 125 85 117 91 126 100 131 96 133 102 136 104 134 112 139 109 142 104 147 100 147 97 148 Lanz poly 105 165 101 161 96 163 90 160 96 155 96 148 103 147 110 142 112 142 112 145 112 150 107 152 116 159 Cumlosen poly 255 125 248 131 238 129 235 126 233 131 234 139 229 138 225 138 223 131 219 139 212 138 208 137 210 129 214 121 211 114 213 107 214 101 206 95 202 98 197 93 188 92 184 89 177 94 173 92 169 96 162 92 159 100 156 105 149 107 148 110 155 114 159 110 167 115 173 116 167 123 170 126 169 131 176 135 180 137 176 140 184 137 194 136 197 140 195 145 197 149 210 153 211 164 221 161 228 162 237 153 233 140 244 140 251 139 255 140 259 136 263 137 264 130 Groß Pankow poly 264 96 256 90 250 92 252 87 246 89 241 84 236 79 222 89 218 84 207 95 214 99 212 114 218 127 208 131 211 141 224 132 233 137 250 130 264 107 Pritzwalk poly 282 154 277 159 275 163 270 160 271 165 266 166 260 156 253 149 254 139 245 140 233 140 236 153 230 157 227 162 221 161 208 164 197 160 203 168 202 184 209 191 225 191 225 197 232 205 250 202 245 192 258 190 264 175 281 170 284 158 Gumtow poly 232 203 225 199 223 190 211 191 207 183 202 175 200 166 196 160 205 162 211 162 210 150 196 148 196 137 179 136 177 138 170 132 170 140 163 144 164 148 158 152 158 165 172 165 185 166 189 171 188 178 182 176 179 185 191 196 187 207 186 212 180 212 181 214 190 212 200 216 201 218 208 218 209 214 227 206 231 204 Plattenburg poly 180 215 171 217 163 211 166 204 161 202 161 199 165 194 174 193 180 193 188 194 192 201 187 205 187 209 179 212 180 216 174 220 173 220 170 216 Legde/Quitzöbel poly 164 209 166 203 160 200 160 196 146 186 143 187 140 196 137 201 143 205 152 204 157 210 163 212 Rühstädt poly 189 171 183 166 159 166 151 166 149 174 142 176 145 180 143 184 144 187 147 185 160 195 160 199 163 195 173 193 182 192 178 185 183 182 183 175 190 178 190 173 184 166 Bad Wilsnack poly 151 167 146 159 134 158 127 163 127 169 134 171 142 177 145 175 149 173 151 167 Breese poly 135 157 134 146 132 141 125 141 123 146 124 151 127 153 124 158 127 162 137 158 Weisen poly 142 183 144 178 131 169 125 167 127 162 124 157 125 152 122 146 115 141 112 142 112 147 111 152 107 152 115 158 112 161 109 160 105 167 105 171 108 176 117 170 123 171 129 183 142 184 Wittenberge poly 157 165 157 152 163 148 162 144 172 140 170 134 171 125 167 122 172 116 164 113 158 111 157 114 155 114 151 109 148 112 144 111 134 118 134 127 129 127 127 125 117 128 115 133 111 135 112 142 117 141 124 147 125 143 134 143 136 157 145 160 153 168 158 165 Perleberg poly 149 108 148 98 145 92 148 80 145 78 142 79 138 77 128 76 121 80 121 74 117 74 112 69 106 68 98 69 95 68 90 75 84 79 79 79 78 85 82 98 90 96 94 100 88 106 85 107 82 111 90 124 93 128 99 131 98 134 102 136 104 133 111 136 119 129 126 125 133 129 136 117 147 110 146 95 148 82 Karstädt poly 185 88 177 82 167 84 165 83 160 90 152 95 149 97 151 107 161 104 159 98 163 94 170 97 173 90 176 93 184 90 178 84 178 82 Gülitz-Reetz poly 176 81 179 74 171 65 164 68 166 73 154 81 148 82 145 92 147 100 152 98 161 91 166 86 177 83 177 79 179 74 169 66 179 74 Pirow poly 168 59 161 56 154 68 137 65 147 73 142 79 138 77 140 79 148 79 157 80 165 74 167 66 167 58 161 57 153 68 Berge poly 207 87 202 81 200 80 206 75 207 70 212 68 212 63 217 56 218 55 211 47 206 43 203 43 196 40 192 42 186 49 182 49 177 59 168 59 168 64 176 69 179 74 176 79 184 87 187 92 194 93 199 94 203 97 206 93 207 88 Putlitz poly 231 81 227 77 233 63 224 59 221 72 222 76 218 81 222 89 232 81 228 77 Kümmernitztal poly 244 88 246 90 251 83 246 75 243 72 240 72 241 64 231 63 228 76 232 81 236 79 242 85 242 87 246 89 Gerdshagen poly 269 76 260 64 254 61 240 64 240 69 252 79 251 87 251 91 260 90 270 76 Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf poly 261 61 259 50 264 42 259 39 251 42 243 28 240 29 241 46 235 47 235 62 247 62 253 62 262 62 Meyenburg poly 233 62 236 47 243 45 240 30 235 29 231 36 223 26 219 32 209 31 207 23 202 21 202 31 191 36 194 41 202 45 207 44 217 56 225 58 234 62 Marienfließ poly 224 56 216 58 212 65 210 70 206 72 201 79 209 88 213 90 223 80 221 73 224 58 218 56 Triglitz poly 294 65 288 69 283 64 283 59 280 57 276 57 275 53 276 51 271 47 267 42 265 41 261 50 261 55 262 63 270 76 257 91 263 95 264 106 255 116 256 123 264 129 264 136 257 136 253 145 262 157 266 164 271 165 270 159 275 163 278 161 280 156 282 156 284 159 281 162 282 168 276 173 267 175 262 177 258 189 253 189 250 189 245 193 249 202 243 205 231 204 222 211 208 214 210 221 223 219 229 224 232 227 237 242 242 261 242 269 238 270 239 277 239 289 240 295 298 296 295 67 Ostprignitz-Ruppin poly 207 87 202 81 200 80 206 75 207 70 212 68 212 63 217 56 218 55 211 47 206 43 203 43 196 40 192 42 186 49 182 49 177 59 168 59 168 64 176 69 179 74 176 79 184 87 187 92 194 93 199 94 203 97 206 93 207 88 Putlitz poly 297 64 293 67 290 70 285 66 285 59 278 56 276 56 276 49 271 47 268 42 263 41 258 40 251 41 243 29 233 28 233 34 229 35 225 26 223 25 220 29 216 30 210 31 209 25 203 21 201 29 193 35 192 40 182 48 175 59 162 56 159 63 152 67 137 65 146 74 129 75 120 81 120 73 115 74 114 69 106 68 99 69 95 69 90 73 83 79 77 80 79 83 78 90 81 97 77 103 72 112 64 114 60 111 57 111 53 108 48 108 46 106 38 106 37 115 33 118 29 115 24 115 12 113 7 119 1 114 0 0 296 0 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern poly 237 295 237 283 237 270 243 267 229 226 221 222 213 222 202 219 196 215 185 214 178 216 173 222 165 213 155 210 151 203 141 204 137 201 143 190 139 183 129 182 122 171 115 172 108 176 104 170 104 164 100 163 94 164 92 158 96 150 90 147 81 150 69 143 64 146 52 132 47 131 41 133 28 140 15 129 0 114 0 117 0 181 113 181 113 297 Saxony-Anhalt poly 4 181 4 291 113 291 111 297 0 297 0 181 Saxony-Anhalt

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Amt-free towns	Ämter
Perleberg Pritzwalk Wittenberge Amt-free municipalities Groß Pankow (Prignitz) Gumtow Karstädt Plattenburg	1. Amt Bad Wilsnack/Weisen Bad Wilsnack1, 2 Breese Legde/Quitzöbel Rühstädt Weisen 2. Amt Lenzen-Elbtalaue Cumlosen Lanz Lenzen (Elbe)1, 2 Lenzerwische	3. Amt Meyenburg Gerdshagen Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf Kümmernitztal Marienfließ Meyenburg1, 2 4. Amt Putlitz-Berge Berge Gülitz-Reetz Pirow Putlitz1, 2 Triglitz
1seat of the Amt; 2town

External links

• Official website
• Portal site for Prignitz
• Prignitz images