Pritzwalk

Pritzwalk
Town hall
Coat of arms
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 km^2 (63.93 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)[1]
• Total	11,982
• Density	72/km^2 (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

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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

Pritzwalk:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)^[2]

Year Population 1875 10 354 1890 10 949 1910 12 569 1925 13 085 1933 13 160 1939 13 130 1946 16 297 1950 16 766 1964 14 894 1971 15 623

Year Population 1981 16 236 1985 16 315 1989 16 253 1990 15 995 1991 15 605 1992 15 360 1993 15 175 1994 15 061 1995 14 874 1996 14 708

Year Population 1997 14 740 1998 14 519 1999 14 428 2000 14 309 2001 14 088 2002 13 875 2003 13 681 2004 13 481 2005 13 336 2006 13 252

Year Population 2007 13 072 2008 12 929 2009 12 737 2010 12 598 2011 12 236 2012 12 164 2013 11 982

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Pritzwalk is twinned with:

• Winsen, Germany

References

Church in Sarnow

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. 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