Prignitz | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Brandenburg |
Founded | 1993 |
Capital | Perleberg |
Government | |
• District admin. | Christian Müller (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,123 km2 (820 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 76,045 |
• Density | 36/km2 (93/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | PR |
Website | landkreis-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).