Pritzwalk district

This article deals with the Pritzwalk district created in the Potsdam district of the GDR in 1952 and the Pritzwalk district in the state of Brandenburg from 1990 to 1993. For the Prussian district, which was dissolved in 1816, often also referred to as the Pritzwalk district, see Pritzwalkischer Kreis .

Basic data
District of the GDR	Potsdam
County seat	Pritzwalk
surface	762 km² (1989)
Residents	32,130 (1989)
Population density	42 inhabitants / km² (1989)
License Plate	D and P (1953–1990) DU (1974–1990) PK (1991–1993)
The Pritzwalk district in the Potsdam district

The Pritzwalk district was a district in the Potsdam district of the GDR . From 1990 to 1993 it existed as the Pritzwalk district in the state of Brandenburg . Today, its area is mostly in the Prignitz district , smaller parts came to the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district . The seat of the district administration was in Pritzwalk .

geography

location

The district of Pritzwalk was in the north of Prignitz and was traversed by the Dömnitz . As further, somewhat larger rivers in the district, Kümmernitz and Stepenitz are to be mentioned.

Neighboring areas

The district bordered in the north on the districts Parchim and Lübz (both districts belonged to the district Schwerin ), in the east on the district Wittstock , in the south on the district Kyritz and in the west on the district Perleberg .

history

On July 25, 1952, there was a comprehensive administrative reform in the GDR , in which the states were dissolved and new districts were formed. The old districts from the time of the Province of Brandenburg were dissolved and new smaller districts were formed. The new district of Pritzwalk with its headquarters in Pritzwalk was formed from parts of the then Ostprignitz district and small parts of the then Westprignitz district . The district was assigned to the new district of Potsdam . It is only identical in its core areas with the old Markbrandenburg Pritzwalk district (sometimes also called Pritzwalk district ). The boundaries to the new districts of Perleberg, Wittstock and Kyritz have been re-cut compared to the boundaries of the old Markbrandenburg districts of Perleberg , Wittstock and Kyritz . Only the short border to Mecklenburg remained unchanged.

On May 17, 1990, the Pritzwalk district was renamed the Pritzwalk district. On the occasion of German reunification in 1990, on October 3 or finally on October 14, 1990 (date of the state elections), the assignment to the state of Brandenburg took place .

Population development

Pritzwalk district
year	1960	1971	1981	1989
Residents	37,269	35,798	32,894	32,130

economy

Significant companies were among others:

• VEB gear factory Pritzwalk
• VEB Brewery Pritzwalk
• VEB Brewery Putlitz
• VEB Meyenburger Möbelwerk

traffic

The district was integrated into the GDR motorway network through the Berlin Ring – Zarrentin motorway. The F 103 from Kyritz via Pritzwalk to Rostock , the F 107 from Pritzwalk via Genthin to Karl-Marx-Stadt, the F 189 from Pritzwalk via Stendal to Magdeburg and the F 321 from Pritzwalk to Schwerin also served national road traffic .

The Pritzwalk district was linked to the GDR railway network by the Wittenberge – Pritzwalk – Neustrelitz , Pritzwalk – Putlitz and Meyenburg – Pritzwalk – Neustadt (Dosse) routes .

Towns and municipalities belonging to the district

All places are listed that were independent communities on July 25, 1952 when the Pritzwalk district was established. Parishes that lost their independence by December 5, 1993 and were incorporated into larger neighboring parishes or that have merged to form new parishes have moved in.

• Pritzwalk , district town
• Alt Krüssow (today a district of Pritzwalk)
• Beveringen (today a district of Pritzwalk)
• Blumenthal (today part of Heiligengrabe)
  • Boddin (on April 1, 1974, Boddin and Langnow merged to form Boddin-Langnow) (today part of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Boddin-Langnow (created on April 1, 1974 through the merger of Boddin and Langnow; today a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
  • Bölzke (incorporated into Kemnitz on January 1, 1974) (now a residential area of ​​Pritzwalk)
  • Bruges (incorporated into Halenbeck on August 18, 1962) (today part of Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf )
• Buchholz (since January 1, 1974 with the Sarnow district) (today a district of Pritzwalk)
  • Buckow (on August 18, 1962, the merger of Grabow and Buckow to Grabow-Buckow) (today part of the municipality of Kümmernitztal )
  • Buddenhagen (incorporated into Meyenburg on January 1, 1974) (today a district of Meyenburg)
• Falkenhagen (today a district of Pritzwalk)
• Frehne (today a district of Marienfließ )
• Gerdshagen (since January 1, 1974 with the district Rapshagen) (municipality)
• Giesensdorf (incorporated into Kuhsdorf on January 1, 1974, outsourced from Kuhsdorf on January 1, 1989) (today a district of Pritzwalk)
• Grabow (on August 18, 1962 the merger of Grabow and Buckow to Grabow-Buckow) (today part of the municipality of Kümmernitztal )
• Grabow-Buckow (today the Buckow and Grabow districts of the municipality of Kümmernitztal)
  • Groß Langerwisch (incorporated into Helle on January 1, 1957) (today part of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Groß Pankow (Prignitz) (today a municipality, and a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Groß Woltersdorf (today a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Halenbeck (since August 18, 1962 with the districts of Bruges and Warnsdorf) (today part of the municipality of Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf)
• Helle (since January 1, 1957 with the district of Groß Langerwisch) (today a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Hoppenrade (today part of the municipality of Plattenburg)
• Hülsebeck (today part of the municipality of Pirow)
• Jännersdorf (today a district of Marienfließ )
• Kehrberg (today a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Kemnitz (since January 1, 1974 with the district of Bölzke) (today a district of Pritzwalk)
• Klein Woltersdorf (today part of the municipality of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Krempendorf (today a district of Marienfließ )
• Kuhbier (today a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Kuhsdorf (since January 1, 1974 with the districts of Giesensdorf and Mesendorf, on January 1, 1989 spin-off of Giesensdorf, on July 1, 1990 spin-off of Mesendorf) (today a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Laaske (today a district of Putlitz)
  • Langnow (on April 1, 1974, Boddin and Langnow merged to form Boddin-Langnow) (today part of the municipality of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Lindenberg (today a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Lockstädt (today a district of Putlitz)
• Lütkendorf (today a district of Putlitz)
• Mansfeld (today a district of Putlitz)
• Mertensdorf (today a district of Triglitz)
  • Mesendorf (incorporated into Kuhsdorf on January 1, 1974, outsourced from Kuhsdorf on July 1, 1990) (today a district of Pritzwalk)
• Meyenburg (since January 1, 1974 with the Buddenhagen district)
• Nettelbeck (today a district of Putlitz)
• Porep (today a district of Putlitz)
• Preddöhl (now part of the municipality of Kümmernitztal)
• Putlitz (town and district of Putlitz)
  • Rapshagen (incorporated into Gerdshagen on January 1, 1974) (now part of Gerdshagen)
  • Reckenthin (incorporated into Tuchen on November 8, 1962) (today part of the municipality of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Rohlsdorf (today a part of the municipality of Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf)
• Rosenwinkel (today a district of Heiligengrabe)
• Sadenbeck (today a district of Pritzwalk)
• Sagast (today a district of Putlitz)
  • Sarnow (incorporated into Buchholz on January 1, 1974) (today a residential area of ​​Pritzwalk)
• Schmolde (today a district of Meyenburg)
• Schönebeck (today part of the municipality of Gumtow)
• Schönhagen (today a district of Pritzwalk)
• Silmersdorf (today a district of Triglitz)
• Steffenshagen (today a district of Pritzwalk)
• Stepenitz (today a district of Marienfließ )
  • Telschow (on January 1, 1974 Telschow and Weitgendorf merged to Telschow-Weitgendorf) (today part of the municipality of Putlitz)
• Telschow-Weitgendorf (on January 1, 1974 Telschow and Weitgendorf merged to Telschow-Weitgendorf) (today a district of Putlitz)
• Triglitz (municipality and part of the municipality of Triglitz)
• Tuchen (since November 8, 1962 with the Reckenthin district) (today a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
• Vettin (today a district of Groß Pankow (Prignitz))
  • Warnsdorf (incorporated into Halenbeck on August 18, 1962) (today a part of the municipality of Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf)
  • Weitgendorf (on January 1st, 1974 Telschow and Weitgendorf merged to Telschow-Weitgendorf) (today part of the municipality of Putlitz)
• Wilmersdorf (today a district of Pritzwalk)

In 1992 the numerous small communities in the Pritzwalk district formed administrative communities (offices) to carry out their administrative tasks. The following offices were formed in the Pritzwalk district:

• Office Pritzwalk-Land
• Office Putlitz-Berge (was located in the district of Perleberg)
• Office Groß Pankow / Prignitz (also administered municipalities in the Perleberg district)
• Office Bad Wilsnack / Weisen (only Hoppenrade from the Pritzwalk district)
• Amt Heiligengrabe / Blumenthal (three communities belonged to the Pritzwalk district)

As part of the district reform in Brandenburg , which came into force on December 6, 1993, the Pritzwalk district essentially merged into the new Prignitz district. Blumenthal, Rosenwinkel and Grabow came to the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district.

License Plate

Motor vehicles (with the exception of motorcycles) and trailers were assigned three-letter distinctive signs starting with the pair of letters DU from around 1974 to the end of 1990 . The last number plate series used for motorcycles was DU 40-01 to DU 60-00 .

At the beginning of 1991 the district received the distinguishing mark PK . It was issued until the end of 1993.

supporting documents

literature

• Lieselott Enders : Historical local dictionary for Brandenburg, Part I, Prignitz . 463 pp., Weimar 1962.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Statistical Yearbooks of the German Democratic Republic. In: DigiZeitschriften. Retrieved February 6, 2010 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Federal Statistical Office (ed.): Municipalities 1994 and their changes since 01.01.1948 in the new federal states . Metzler-Poeschel, Stuttgart 1995, ISBN 3-8246-0321-7 .
3. ↑ Law on the self-administration of municipalities and districts in the GDR (municipal constitution) of May 17, 1990
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o} Contribution to the statistics of the state enterprise for data processing and statistics Historical municipality directory of the state of Brandenburg 1875 to 2005. December 19, district of Prignitz PDF
5. ↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 301 .
6. ↑ Andreas Herzfeld: The history of the German license plate . 4th edition. German Flag Society V., Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-935131-11-7 , pp. 542 .