Prignitz District - DE40F

EU regions: Germany > Brandenburg > Brandenburg > Prignitz District

indicator	period	value
GDP per capita in PPS of EU average	2020	86
number of inhabitants	2022	75 574
population density	2022	35.7
old-age dependency ratio	2022	49.6

* more on wikidata Q6132 * on OpenStreetMap * Prignitz District slovensky: DE40F

From wikipedia:

Prignitz (German pronunciation: [ˈpʁiːɡnɪts]) is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany. Neighboring are (from the north clockwise) the district Ludwigslust-Parchim in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the district Ostprignitz-Ruppin in Brandenburg, the district Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt and the district Lüchow-Dannenberg in Lower Saxony.

Geography

The term Prignitz originally meant the region north of the confluence of the Elbe and Havel rivers. This region is larger than the district. It also includes the town of Havelberg in Saxony-Anhalt and large portions of the neighbouring district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin.

The Elbe river forms the southwestern border of the district.

History

The historical region Prignitz consisted of the following eleven districts, established in the 13th century: Wittenberge, Lenzen, Perleberg, Putlitz, Kyritz, Nitzow, Wittstock, Pritzwalk, Havelberg, Wusterhausen and Grabow.

The present district of Prignitz was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts of 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 became part of Brandenburg on August 1, 1992.

The earlier district of Prignitz was the buffer between Brandenburg and Mecklenburg.

other: Brandenburg, Dahme-Spreewald District, Oder-Spree District, Potsdam-Mittelmark District, Havelland District, Uckermark District, Prignitz District, Märkisch-Oderland District, Potsdam, Barnim District, Frankfurt (Oder), Elbe-Elster District, Oberspreewald-Lausitz District, Ostprignitz-Ruppin District, Teltow-Fläming District, Brandenburg an der Havel, Spree-Neiße District, Cottbus, Oberhavel District

neighbours: Stendal District, Ostprignitz-Ruppin District, Ludwigslust-Parchim District, Lüchow-Dannenberg District

Suggested citation: Michal Páleník: EU regions - Prignitz District - DE40F, IZ Bratislava, retrieved from: https://www.iz.sk/en/projects/eu-regions/DE40F

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