Plattenburg

Plattenburg
Coat of arms
Plattenburg
Location of Plattenburg within Prignitz district
Coordinates: 52°58′00″N 12°01′59″E / 52.96667°N 12.03306°ECoordinates: 52°58′00″N 12°01′59″E / 52.96667°N 12.03306°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Government
• Mayor	Gudrun Hoffmann
Area
• Total	200.76 km^2 (77.51 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	3,449
• Density	17/km^2 (44/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	19336
Dialling codes	038796
Vehicle registration	PR
Website	www.plattenburg.de

Plattenburg is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is named after the water castle of Plattenburg which is located in the district.

Demography

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  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)

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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Plattenburg:
Population development within the current boundaries^[2]

Year Population 1875 6 113 1890 5 589 1910 5 592 1925 5 852 1933 5 505 1939 5 384 1946 8 816 1950 8 827 1964 6 571 1971 6 351

Year Population 1981 5 141 1985 5 265 1989 5 270 1990 5 146 1991 4 973 1992 4 889 1993 4 933 1994 4 782 1995 4 693 1996 4 600

Year Population 1997 4 390 1998 4 317 1999 4 197 2000 4 177 2001 4 165 2002 4 134 2003 4 092 2004 4 041 2005 3 977 2006 3 954

Year Population 2007 3 867 2008 3 815 2009 3 750 2010 3 712 2011 3 542 2012 3 471 2013 3 449

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.^[3]

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2013 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014.
2. Boundaries as of 2013
3. Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons