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°E / 53.14972; 12.18306Coordinates: 53°08′59″N 12°10′59″E / 53.14972°N 12.18306°E / 53.14972; 12.18306
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Prignitz
Government
  Mayor Dr. Ronald Thiel
Area
  Total 165.57 km2 (63.93 sq mi)
Elevation 63 m (207 ft)
Population (2017-12-31)[1]
  Total 12,009
  Density 73/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

Pritzwalk: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)[2]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 10,354    
1890 10,949+0.37%
1910 12,569+0.69%
1925 13,085+0.27%
1933 13,160+0.07%
1939 13,130−0.04%
1946 16,297+3.14%
1950 16,766+0.71%
1964 14,894−0.84%
1971 15,623+0.68%
1981 16,236+0.39%
1985 16,315+0.12%
1989 16,253−0.10%
1990 15,995−1.59%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1991 15,605−2.44%
1992 15,360−1.57%
1993 15,175−1.20%
1994 15,061−0.75%
1995 14,874−1.24%
1996 14,708−1.12%
1997 14,740+0.22%
1998 14,519−1.50%
1999 14,428−0.63%
2000 14,309−0.82%
2001 14,088−1.54%
2002 13,875−1.51%
2003 13,681−1.40%
2004 13,481−1.46%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2005 13,336−1.08%
2006 13,252−0.63%
2007 13,072−1.36%
2008 12,929−1.09%
2009 12,737−1.49%
2010 12,598−1.09%
2011 12,236−2.87%
2012 12,164−0.59%
2013 11,982−1.50%
2014 11,909−0.61%
2015 11,922+0.11%
2016 12,050+1.07%
2017 12,009−0.34%

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Pritzwalk is twinned with:

Sons and daughters of the town

Heinrich Gaetke 1895
Günther Quandt, 1941 Wehrwirtschaftsführer

References

Church in Sarnow
  1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2017 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2018.
  2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

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