Prignitz

Prignitz () is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany.

The present district was formed in 1993 by joining the old districts of Pritzwalk and Perleberg and some municipalities from the district of Kyritz. The westernmost part of the district was a part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and changed to be part of Brandenburg on August 1, 1992.

 Coat of arms 
100px|Coat of armsThe coat of arms shows a goose, the symbol of the Gans zu Putlitz family (Gans is German for goose), one of the families who brought Christianity and German culture to Prignitz. The pearls around the goose symbolize Perleberg (which means the  Mountain of Pearl). The wolf in bottom stands for the former capital city Pritzwalk, as walk is from the slavonic wolk meaning wolf. The wavy line is the river Elbe.

Towns and municipalities
Amt-free townsÄmterPerleberg
Pritzwalk
Wittenberge

Amt-free municipalities
Groß Pankow
Gumtow
Karstädt
Plattenburg1. Bad Wilsnack/Weisen
Bad Wilsnack1, 2
Breese
Legde/Quitzöbel
Rühstädt
Weisen

2. Lenzen-Elbtalaue
Cumlosen
Lanz
Lenzen1, 2
Lenzerwische3. Meyenburg 
Gerdshagen
Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf
Kümmernitztal
Marienfließ
Meyenburg1, 2

4. Putlitz-Berge 
Berge
Gülitz-Reetz
Pirow
Putlitz1, 2
Triglitz1seat of the Amt; 2town

References

Other websites
Official website
Portal site for Prignitz 

Category:Rural Districts of Brandenburg