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53°19′00″N 12°13′59″E / 53.31667°N 12.23306°E / 53.31667; 12.23306
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Meyenburg is located in Germany
Meyenburg
Meyenburg
Meyenburg is located in Brandenburg
Meyenburg
Meyenburg
Coordinates: 53°19′00″N 12°13′59″E / 53.31667°N 12.23306°E / 53.31667; 12.23306
Country Germany
State Brandenburg
District Prignitz
Municipal assoc. Meyenburg
Government
 •  Mayor (2019–24) Falko Krassowski [1]
Area
 • Total50.62 km2 (19.54 sq mi)
Elevation
82 m (269 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31) [2]
 • Total2,090
 • Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 ( CET)
 • Summer ( DST) UTC+02:00 ( CEST)
Postal codes
16945
Dialling codes033968
Vehicle registrationPR
Website www.meyenburg.de

Meyenburg (German: [ˈmaɪ̯ənˌbʊʁk] ) is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 23 km northwest of Wittstock, and 18 km northeast of Pritzwalk. The town contains Meyenburg Castle.

History

From 1815 to 1945, Meyenburg was part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, it was part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

Demography

Meyenburg: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013) [3]
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1875 2,052—    
1890 2,434+1.14%
1910 2,836+0.77%
1925 3,185+0.78%
1933 3,301+0.45%
1939 3,249−0.26%
1946 5,022+6.42%
1950 4,898−0.62%
1964 3,800−1.80%
1971 3,746−0.20%
1981 3,330−1.17%
1985 3,317−0.10%
1989 3,168−1.14%
1990 3,094−2.34%
1991 2,974−3.88%
1992 2,949−0.84%
1993 2,940−0.31%
1994 2,930−0.34%
1995 2,928−0.07%
1996 2,877−1.74%
Year Pop. ±% p.a.
1997 2,874−0.10%
1998 2,850−0.84%
1999 2,768−2.88%
2000 2,724−1.59%
2001 2,717−0.26%
2002 2,663−1.99%
2003 2,586−2.89%
2004 2,543−1.66%
2005 2,506−1.45%
2006 2,497−0.36%
2007 2,475−0.88%
2008 2,403−2.91%
2009 2,344−2.46%
2010 2,305−1.66%
2011 2,243−2.69%
2012 2,203−1.78%
2013 2,156−2.13%
2014 2,131−1.16%
2015 2,124−0.33%
2016 2,126+0.09%

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Prignitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.
  3. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons. Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons