Pritzwalk
| Pritzwalk | ||
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Town hall | ||
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  Pritzwalk | ||
Location of Pritzwalk within Prignitz district  | ||
| 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 | Wolfgang Brockmann (FDP) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 165.57 km2 (63.93 sq mi) | |
| Population (2015-12-31)[1] | ||
| • Total | 11,922 | |
| • Density | 72/km2 (190/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 16928 | |
| Dialling codes | 03395 | |
| Vehicle registration | PR (old: PK) | |
| Website | www.pritzwalk.de | |
Pritzwalk 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 of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)
Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts
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International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Pritzwalk is twinned with:
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Winsen, Germany
Sons and daughters of the town
- Heinrich Gätke (1814–1897), ornithologist
Heinrich Gaetke 1895
- Hermann von Grauert (1850–1924), historian
- Franz John (1872–1952), first president of FC Bayern München
- Günther Quandt (1881–1954), industrial and Wehrwirtschaftsführer
Günther Quandt, 1941 Wehrwirtschaftsführer
- Ernst-Günther Baade (1897–1945), Generalleutnant of the Wehrmacht,
- Herbert Quandt (1910–1982), industrial
- Liane Buhr (born 1956), rower
References
Church in Sarnow
- ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
- ↑ 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
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