Original: Neighboring are ( from the north clockwise ) the districts Ludwigslust and Parchim in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania , the district Ostprignitz-Ruppin , the district Stendal in Saxony-Anhalt and the district Lüchow - Dannenberg in Lower Saxony .
Simplified: The present district was formed in 1993 by joining the old districts of Pritzwalk and Perleberg and some municipalities from the district of Kyritz .