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Stepenitz (Elbe)
The Stepenitz is a river in the district of Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany. It is a right tributary of the Elbe and runs for approximately 84 kilometers. The Dömnitz is a left tributary of the Stepenitz. The Stepenitz's source is about five kilometers south of Meyenburg. Along with the Karthane, the Stepenitz flows into the Elbe at Wittenberge. The Gänsetour ("geese tour") is an approximately 70 km long bicycle route along the Stepenitz. It is named in honor of the family Gans zu Putlitz, one of the oldest noble families of Brandenburg. Localities on the Stepenitz include: * Meyenburg * Marienfließ * Putlitz * Wolfshagen * Perleberg * Wittenberge See also *List of rivers of Brandenburg A list of rivers of Brandenburg, Germany: A * Alte Oder * Alte Schlaube B * Bäke * Berste * Black Elster * Briese * Buckau D * Dahme * Demnitz * Döllnfließ * Dömnitz * Dorche * Dosse E *Elbe * Elde F * Finow * Fredersdorfer Mühlenfließ ... External links Rivers o ...
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Perleberg
Perleberg (; North Margravian: ''Perlberg'') is the capital of the district of Prignitz, located in the northwest of the German state of Brandenburg. The town received city rights in 1239 and today has about 12,000 inhabitants. Located in a mostly agricultural area, the town has a long history of troops (most notably Prussian) being stationed there and as an administrative center for local government. Geography Perleberg is located in the heart of the district of Prignitz, about halfway between the two largest German cities Berlin and Hamburg. It is surrounded by the municipalities Karstädt to the north-west, Gross Pankow (Prignitz) to the north-east, Plattenburg to the south-east; the '' Ämter'' Bad Wilsnack/Weisen in the south, Lenzen-Elbtalaue in the west; and the town of Wittenberge to the south-west. The Stepenitz flows from northeast to southwest through Perleberg. The town's historic center is built on an island between two arms of the river. History One of the town ...
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Wittenberge
Wittenberge () is a town of eighteen thousand people on the middle Elbe in the district of Prignitz, Brandenburg, Germany. Geography Wittenberge is situated at the right (north-eastern) bank of the middle Elbe at its confluence with the Stepenitz and Karthane in the German district of Prignitz. Within the same district, the town borders the '' Ämter'' Lenzen-Elbtalaue and Bad Wilsnack/Weisen as well as the district capital Perleberg. The ''Verbandsgemeinde'' Seehausen (Altmark) in the district of Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt, lies on the opposite side of the Elbe. History The site was marked out in 1239 at Wendischwalde and in 1300 the Saxon king, Otto I, established the settlement. The exact date when Wittenberge attained municipal status is unknown. The oldest document in which Wittenberge is mentioned as a "town" dates from 22 July 1300. Wittenberge grew slowly but steadily. The town castle (1669) survives as the town museum but it suffered fires in 1686 and 1757, and floods f ...
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List Of Rivers Of Brandenburg
A list of rivers of Brandenburg, Germany: A * Alte Oder * Alte Schlaube B * Bäke *Berste *Black Elster *Briese * Buckau D * Dahme *Demnitz * Döllnfließ * Dömnitz * Dorche * Dosse E *Elbe *Elde F *Finow *Fredersdorfer Mühlenfließ G *Glinze * Glunze *Große Röder H *Hammerfließ *Hammergraben *Havel *Hühnerwasser J *Jäglitz *Jeetzbach K *Karthane *Kindelfließ *Kleine Elster * Kleine Röder * Küstriner Bach L * Lausitzer Neiße *Löcknitz M * Malxe *Meynbach * Muhre N * Neuenhagener Mühlenfließ *Nieplitz * Nonnenfließ *Notte * Nuthe O *Oder *Oelse P *Panke *Pfefferfließ *Plane *Planfließ * Pößnitz *Pulsnitz R *Radduscher Kahnfahrt *Ragöse *Randow *Rhin *Ruhlander Schwarzwasser S * Schlatbach *Schlaube * Schwärze *Schwarze Elster *Schweinitzer Fließ * Sophienfließ *Spree * Staabe * Stobber * Stepenitz * Strom T *Tarnitz *Tegeler Fließ U *Uecker * Uska Luke V * Vetschauer Mühlenfließ W *Welse * Woblitz * Wublitz {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivers of Bra ...
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Groß Pankow (Prignitz)
Groß Pankow (Prignitz) is a Municipalities of Germany, municipality in Prignitz district, Brandenburg, Germany. The municipality was formed in 2001 from the union of municipalities of the former Amt (country subdivision), Amt of Groß Pankow/Prignitz and some in Amt Pritzwalk-Land. Amt Groß Pankow/Prignitz was then dissolved.Amtsblatt für Brandenburg - Gemeinsames Ministerialblatt für das Land Brandenburg, 13. Jahrgang, Nummer 25, 19. Juni 2002, p.60PDF. Groß Pankow is connected via List of federal highways in Germany, German Federal Highway B 189 to the cities of Pritzwalk, Perleberg, Wittenberge and Magdeburg. Geography The municipality has 39 villages in 18 districtsHauptsatzung der Gemeinde Groß Pankow (Prignitz) vom 2. April 200PDF/ref> with the populations given in parentheses (As of March 1, 2010) Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Groß Pankow.pdf, Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line ...
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Putlitz
Putlitz () is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 15 km northwest of Pritzwalk, and 35 km northeast of Wittenberge. Demography Gallery File:Putlitz_Burghofer_Herrenhaus.jpg, Burghof manor File:Putlitz_Burghofer_Nebengebaeude.jpg, Burghof File:Putlitz_Burghof.jpg, File:Putlitz_Rittergut_Philippshof.jpg, Philippshof manor File:Putlitz_Rathausplatz.jpg, Town hall square File:Putlitz_watermill.jpg, Watermill File:Putlitz_watermill_1.jpg, File:Nettelbeck_church.jpg, Church in Nettelbeck International relations Putlitz is twinned with: * Kaltenkirchen, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ... References External links Localities in Prignitz {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ...
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Marienfließ
Marienfließ is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe .... Demography References Localities in Prignitz {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ...
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Putlitz Buergerpark
Putlitz () is a town in the district of Prignitz, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 15 km northwest of Pritzwalk, and 35 km northeast of Wittenberge. Demography Gallery File:Putlitz_Burghofer_Herrenhaus.jpg, Burghof manor File:Putlitz_Burghofer_Nebengebaeude.jpg, Burghof File:Putlitz_Burghof.jpg, File:Putlitz_Rittergut_Philippshof.jpg, Philippshof manor File:Putlitz_Rathausplatz.jpg, Town hall square File:Putlitz_watermill.jpg, Watermill File:Putlitz_watermill_1.jpg, File:Nettelbeck_church.jpg, Church in Nettelbeck International relations Putlitz is twinned with: * Kaltenkirchen, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ... References External links Localities in Prignitz {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ...
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Stepenitz Doemnitz
Stepenitz refers to: *Stepenitz (Elbe), river in Brandenburg, Germany *Stepenitz (Trave), river in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany *Stepenitz, former village in Brandenburg, now part of Marienfließ *Groß Stepenitz and Bad Stepenitz, German names of Stepnica Stepnica (formerly german: Stepenitz, or ''Bad Stepenitz'') is a town in Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stepnica. It lies approximately n ...
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Gans Zu Putlitz
The Gans Edle Herren zu Putlitz (Edle Herren = noble lords, until 1919 a title, it became a part of the official surname with the transformation of most noble titles into surname elements to be ignored at alphanumerical sorting) is a German noble family belonging to the Uradel ('ancient nobility') of the March of Brandenburg, and was one of the most influential families in the Prignitz region, especially during the Middle Ages. The first documentary reference to the family appears in the reign of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, in about 1178 with Johannes Gans, titled „baro“ (baron) in the text. See also * Wolfgang Gans zu Putlitz Wolfgang Gans Edler Herr zu Putlitz (; born 16 July 1899 in Laaske, German Empire, today part of Putlitz, Germany; died 3 September 1975 in Potsdam, German Democratic Republic) was a German diplomat. He resisted the Nazis and provided informati ... Literature * German noble families {{Germany-noble-stub ...
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Karthane
Karthane is a river of Brandenburg, Germany. It flows into the Stepenitz in Wittenberge. See also *List of rivers of Brandenburg A list of rivers of Brandenburg, Germany: A * Alte Oder * Alte Schlaube B * Bäke * Berste * Black Elster * Briese * Buckau D * Dahme * Demnitz * Döllnfließ * Dömnitz * Dorche * Dosse E *Elbe * Elde F * Finow * Fredersdorfer Mühlenfließ ... Rivers of Brandenburg Rivers of Germany {{Brandenburg-river-stub ...
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Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 square kilometres (11,382 square miles) and a population of 2.5 million residents, it is the List of German states by area, fifth-largest German state by area and the List of German states by population, tenth-most populous. Potsdam is the state capital and largest city, and other major towns are Cottbus, Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). Brandenburg surrounds the national capital and city-state of Berlin, and together they form the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, the third-largest Metropolitan regions in Germany, metropolitan area in Germany with a total population of about 6.2 million. There was Fusion of Berlin and Brandenburg#1996 fusion attempt, an unsuccessful attempt to unify both states in 1996 and ...
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Meyenburg
Meyenburg () 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 East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state .... Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Meyenburg.pdf, Changes in Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Changes of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Nazi period; Orange Background: Communist period References Localities in Prignitz {{Brandenburg-geo-stub ...
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