Prignitz

Prignitz
Flag of Prignitz
Coat of arms of Prignitz
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CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
Founded1993
CapitalPerleberg
Government
 • District admin.Christian Müller (SPD)
Area
 • Total2,123 km2 (820 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2022)[1]
 • Total76,045
 • Density36/km2 (93/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationPR
Websitelandkreis-prignitz.de

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

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.