Prenzlau is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Prenzlau had a population of 427 people.

Geography

Prenzlau is situated in the

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at the southern end of the

LGA in southeastern

, Australia.

History

The area was settled in the 1860s by

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immigrants, including the Ruthenberg and Ruhl families, from the

Uckermark The Uckermark () is a historical region in northeastern Germany, straddles the Uckermark District of Brandenburg and the Vorpommern-Greifswald District of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Its traditional capital is Prenzlau. Geography The region is nam ...

near

Prenzlau Prenzlau (, formerly also Prenzlow) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, the administrative seat of Uckermark District. It is also the centre of the historic Uckermark region. Geography The town is located on the Ucker river, about north of Be ...

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. The locality name is presumed to have been taken from the German town. Prenzlau Provisional School opened on 21 October 1894. On 1 May 1900 it became Prenzlau State School. There was a

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in the town from 1894 to 1968. At the , Prenzlau had a population of 1,120.

Heritage listings

Prenzlau State School, east elevation (EHP, 2015)

Heritage-listed sites in Prenzlau include: * 357 Prenzlau Road: Prenzlau State School

Education

Prenzlau State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 357 Prenzlau Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 56 students with 4 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).

References

External links

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Prenzlau State School
{{Somerset Region Suburbs of Somerset Region Localities in Queensland