Pritzwalk
Pritzwalk | |
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show Location of Pritzwalk within Prignitz district | |
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Coordinates: 53°08′59″N 12°10′59″E / 53.14972°N 12.18306°ECoordinates: 53°08′59″N 12°10′59″E / 53.14972°N 12.18306°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
District | Prignitz |
Government | |
• Mayor (2017–25) | Dr. Ronald Thiel[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 165.57 km2 (63.93 sq mi) |
Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 11,870 |
• Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 16928 |
Dialling codes | 03395 |
Vehicle registration | PR (old: PK) |
Website | www.pritzwalk.de |
Pritzwalk (German: [ˈpʁɪt͡sˌvalk] (listen)) is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km west of Wittstock, and 33 km northeast of Wittenberge. The river Dömnitz flows through Pritzwalk.
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)
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)
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International relations[]
Twin towns — Sister cities[]
Pritzwalk is twinned with:
Winsen, Germany
Sons and daughters of the town[]
- Heinrich Gätke (1814–1897), ornithologist
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/HeinrichGaetke.jpg/160px-HeinrichGaetke.jpg)
- Hermann von Grauert (1850–1924), historian
- Franz John (1872–1952), first president of FC Bayern München
- Günther Quandt (1881–1954), industrial and Wehrwirtschaftsführer
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B03534%2C_G%C3%BCnther_Quandt%2C_Wehrwirtschaftsf%C3%BChrer.jpg/150px-Bundesarchiv_Bild_183-B03534%2C_G%C3%BCnther_Quandt%2C_Wehrwirtschaftsf%C3%BChrer.jpg)
- Ernst-Günther Baade (1897–1945), Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht,
- Herbert Quandt (1910–1982), industrial
- Liane Buhr (born 1956), rower
References[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Pritzwalk_Sarnow_church.jpg/220px-Pritzwalk_Sarnow_church.jpg)
- ^ Landkreis Prignitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2020". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2021.
- ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
External links[]
Media related to Pritzwalk at Wikimedia Commons
- Towns in Brandenburg
- Localities in Prignitz
- Province of Brandenburg
- Bezirk Potsdam
- Brandenburg geography stubs