Plattenburg

Plattenburg is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is named after the water castle of Plattenburg which is located in the district.

Plattenburg
Municipality
Plattenburg Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Plattenburg within Prignitz district
Plattenburg
Plattenburg
Coordinates: 52°58′00″N 12°01′59″E
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictPrignitz
Government
 • Mayor (2020–28) Anja Kramer[1]
Area
 • Total200.76 km2 (77.51 sq mi)
Elevation
32 m (105 ft)
Population
 (2020-12-31)[2]
 • Total3,270
 • Density16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19336
Dialling codes038796
Vehicle registrationPR
Websitewww.plattenburg.de

Demography
  • Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
  • Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
Plattenburg: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[3]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,113—    
1890 5,589−0.60%
1910 5,592+0.00%
1925 5,852+0.30%
1939 5,384−0.59%
1950 8,827+4.60%
1964 6,571−2.09%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 6,351−0.49%
1981 5,141−2.09%
1985 5,265+0.60%
1990 5,146−0.46%
1995 4,693−1.83%
2000 4,177−2.30%
2005 3,977−0.98%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 3,712−1.37%
2015 3,413−1.67%
2016 3,412−0.03%
2017 3,325−2.55%
2018 3,297−0.84%
2019 3,274−0.70%
2020 3,270−0.12%

References
  1. Landkreis Prignitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters, accessed 2 July 2021.
  2. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2020". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2021.
  3. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons


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