Plattenburg

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Plattenburg
Municipality
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Plattenburg Castle
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Coat of arms
Location of Plattenburg within Prignitz district
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Plattenburg
Coordinates: 52°58′00″N12°01′59″E / 52.96667°N 12.03306°E / 52.96667; 12.03306 Coordinates: 52°58′00″N12°01′59″E / 52.96667°N 12.03306°E / 52.96667; 12.03306
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Prignitz
Government
 •  Mayor (2020–28) Anja Kramer [1]
Area
 • Total200.76 km2 (77.51 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31) [2]
 • Total3,290
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19336
Dialling codes 038796
Vehicle registration PR
Website www.plattenburg.de

Plattenburg is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is named after the water castle of Plattenburg which is located in the district.

Demography

Plattenburg: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020) [3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,113—    
1890 5,589−0.60%
1910 5,592+0.00%
1925 5,852+0.30%
1939 5,384−0.59%
1950 8,827+4.60%
1964 6,571−2.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 6,351−0.49%
1981 5,141−2.09%
1985 5,265+0.60%
1990 5,146−0.46%
1995 4,693−1.83%
2000 4,177−2.30%
2005 3,977−0.98%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 3,712−1.37%
2015 3,413−1.67%
2016 3,412−0.03%
2017 3,325−2.55%
2018 3,297−0.84%
2019 3,274−0.70%
2020 3,270−0.12%

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References

  1. ↑ Landkreis Prignitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Flächen der kreisfreien Städte, Landkreise und Gemeinden im Land Brandenburg 2021" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2022.
  3. ↑ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons
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