Prignitz

Statistics
State:	Brandenburg
Capital:	Perleberg
Area:	2,123 km²
Inhabitants:	92,646 (2002)
pop. density:	44 inh./km²
Car identification:	PR
Homepage:	landkreis-prignitz.de
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Prignitz is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from the north clockwise) the districts Ludwigslust and Parchim in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the district Ostprignitz-Ruppin, the district Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt and the district Lüchow-Dannenberg in Lower Saxony. Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... Brandenburg (Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states) and lies in the east of the country. ... Perleberg is the capital of the district Prignitz, which is located in the north-west of the German state Brandenburg. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... World map of the population density in 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links Brandenburg_pr. ... Brandenburg (Lower Sorbian: Bramborska; Upper Sorbian: Braniborska) is one of Germanys sixteen Bundesländer (federal states) and lies in the east of the country. ... Ludwigslust is a Kreis (district) in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Parchim is a Kreis (district) in the southwestern part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. ... Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (German: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) is a Bundesland (federal state) in northern Germany. ... Ostprignitz-Ruppin is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. ... Stendal is a district (Kreis) in the north-east of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. ... With an area of 20,447 km² and a population of 2. ... Lüchow-Dannenberg is a district in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ...

Geography

The term Prignitz originally means the region north of the confluence of the Elbe and Havel rivers. This region is larger than the district and also includes large portions of the neighbouring district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin. The River Elbe (Czech Labe , Sorbian/Lusatian Łobjo, German Elbe) is one of the major waterways of Central Europe. ... For the Biblical Havel, see Abel. ... Ostprignitz-Ruppin is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. ...

The Elbe river forms the western border of the district.

History

The district was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts 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 changed to be part of Brandenburg on August 1, 1992. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

The earlier district of the Prignitz was the buffer between Brandenburg and Mecklenburg. When Frederick Count of Zollern was appointed Margrave in 1411, he faced an uprising of the Wendish nobilty, supported by the Wendish Duke of Mecklenburg. However, he was able to put the revolt down at the battle of the Cremmer Dam, with the support of the German nobilty. Families who had stayed loyal were rewarded. Otto von Blumenthal, for example, was made Captain of the Prignitz from 1415-1422 and of Lenzen from 1420. Von Blumenthal is a noble family from Brandenburg, Prussia. ... Lenzen is a small town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. ...

Coat of arms

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 Blumenthal and von Arnim families) who introduced Christianity and German culture to Prignitz. The pearls around the goose symbolize Perleberg (which translates to Mountain of Pearl). The wolf in 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 the same as those of Brandenburg.

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Towns and municipalities

External links

• Official website
• Portal site for Prignitz

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