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Pritzwalk

Located in Landkreis Prignitz, Brandenburg Coordinates: 53°08′08″ N 12°12′06″ E

Pritzwalk
Doris Antony , Berlin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Population
11,866
11.9K
Elevation
75 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Berlin · UTC+01:00
Places inside
62
listed under Pritzwalk
When to go
June–August
See the climate
Airports
RLG Rostock-Laage Airport87 km
BER Berlin Brandenburg Airport123 km

About Pritzwalk

Pritzwalk is a village. Location: Landkreis Prignitz, Brandenburg. Population: 11,866. Elevation: 75 m.

From Wikipedia

Pritzwalk (German pronunciation: [ˈpʁɪtsˌvalk] ) is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 20 km west of Wittstock, and 33 km northeast of Wittenberge. The river Dömnitz flows through Pritzwalk.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Area
168 km²
Official website
pritzwalk.de

Source: Wikidata

Population of Pritzwalk over time

Population of Pritzwalk over time
2000 14,309
2005 13,336
2010 12,598
2015 11,922
2020 11,870
2021 11,741
2022 11,777
2023 11,736
2024 11,866
2025 11,801

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Pritzwalk

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 7° · Night 2° · Rain 45 mm

Hottest month
July (day 23°)
Coldest month
January (night -3°)
Wettest month
July (74 mm)
Driest month
April (31 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Pritzwalk
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)2°4°7°13°19°21°23°23°18°13°7°3°
Average low (°C)-3°-2°0°4°8°11°13°12°9°6°2°-1°
Precipitation (mm)494244315061745752434550

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Pritzwalk

The nearest airport is Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG), 87 km to the north as the crow flies. For international flights: Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) (123 km). The nearest large city is Potsdam, 101 km to the southeast.

Airports

  • Rostock-Laage Airport (RLG) Laage 87 kmnorth
  • Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) Berlin 123 kmsoutheast
  • Lübeck Blankensee Airport (LBC) Lübeck 123 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Potsdam Population: 184.8K 101 kmsoutheast
  • Berlin Population: 3.4M 106 kmsoutheast
  • Rostock Population: 198.3K 106 kmnorth
  • Magdeburg Population: 244.3K 118 kmsouth
  • Wolfsburg Population: 123.1K 125 kmsouthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Pritzwalk

Within 100 km: 375 historic and cultural sites, 3,083 natural sites, 1,545 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km231 places

  • Salzsee Lake 21 kmSE
  • Dossespeicher Kyritz Lake 23 kmSE
  • Königsberger See Lake 18 kmSE
  • Kattenstiegsee Lake 20 kmSE

25–60 km1,493 places

  • Großer Horst Island 40 kmE
  • Unterseeinsel Island 28 kmSE
  • Werder Island 53 kmE
  • Insel im Bützsee Island 57 kmSE

60–100 km3,279 places

  • Valentinswerder Island 94 kmSE
  • Scharfenberg Island 94 kmSE
  • Ziegelwerder Island 72 kmNW
  • Köppernitz River 98 kmNW

Straight-line distances.

Places in Pritzwalk

62 places

Cities & villages1

Heritage & sights1

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby
  • Rodanebach River, Brandenburg
    2.7 km NW
  • Scharfer Berg Mountain, Groß Pankow (Prignitz)
    5.2 km S
  • Hainholz Natural site, Brandenburg
    4.3 km N
  • Tannenberg Mountain, Groß Pankow (Prignitz)
    5.3 km S
  • Hilgenberg Mountain, Groß Pankow (Prignitz)
    6.2 km SW
  • Butterberg Mountain, Groß Pankow (Prignitz)
    5.6 km S

Sources & licences

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