Kyritz

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Kyritz
Coat of arms Location
Coat of arms of Kyritz
Kyritz (Germany)
Kyritz
Administration
Country Flag of Germany Germany
State Brandenburg
District Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Town subdivisions Kyritz und 12 Ortsteile
Mayor Hans-Joachim Winter (CDU)
Basic statistics
Area 156.09 km² (60.3 sq mi)
Elevation 42 m  (138 ft)
Population 10,018  (31/12/2006)
 - Density 64 /km² (166 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate OPR
Postal code 16866
Area codes 03 39 71
Website www.kyritz.de
Location of the town of Kyritz within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Map

Coordinates: 52°57′00″N 12°24′00″E / 52.95, 12.4

Kyritz city hall
Kyritz city hall

Kyritz (IPA[ˈkyːʁɪts]) is a town in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 28 km west of Neuruppin and 28 km southeast of Pritzwalk.

There are about 10,000 inhabitants.