Prenzlau

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Prenzlau
Medieval city gate 'Mitteltor' and St. Mary of Prenzlau

Coat of arms
Prenzlau
Coordinates: 53°19′N 13°52′E / 53.317°N 13.867°E / 53.317; 13.867Coordinates: 53°19′N 13°52′E / 53.317°N 13.867°E / 53.317; 13.867
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Uckermark
Subdivisions 24 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor Hendrik Sommer
Area
 • Total 142.18 km2 (54.90 sq mi)
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Population (2012-12-31)[1]
 • Total 19,045
 • Density 130/km2 (350/sq mi)
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes 17291
Dialling codes 03984
Vehicle registration UM
Website www.prenzlau.info

Prenzlau (until 1817 officially Prenzlow ) is a city in the Uckermark District of Brandenburg in Germany.

Demography

Prenzlau had a population of about 21,000 in 2005.

  • Development of Population since 1875 within the Actual Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

  • Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Prenzlau has twinning relationships with:

Photo gallery

  • Gate Tower of the Brick Gothic 'Mitteltor'

  • War memorial ruin of the Holy Spirit Church

  • St. Mary's Church

  • Old townhall of Prenzlau

  • Historical painting of Dedelow castle, a part of Prenzlau

  • Dominican abbey of Prenzlau

  • 'Unteruckersee' (Lower Ucker Lake) in Prenzlau

  • Ucker canal watergate

  • Platform of the train station

  • Martin Luther memorial in Prenzlau

  • Medieval city wall of Prenzlau, gate tower

References

  1. ↑ "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2012 (XLS-Datei; 83 KB) (Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 31 December 2012. 

External links

Media related to Prenzlau at Wikimedia Commons

Towns and municipalities in Uckermark


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