Ostprignitz-Ruppin

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Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Map of Brandenburg highlighting the district of Ostprignitz-Ruppin
State	Brandenburg
District seat	Neuruppin
Area	2,508.7 km²
Population	111,219 (2002)
Pop. density	44 /km²
Licence plate code	OPR
Web page	ostprignitz-ruppin.de

Ostprignitz-Ruppin is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany.

The modern district was made in 1993 by joining the old districts Kyritz, Neuruppin and Wittstock. The district roughly covers the same territory as the two historic districts Ostprignitz and Ruppin.

[change] Coat of arms

The eagle in the top of the coat of arms is for the Counts of Arnstein, who ruled Ruppin in the 13th century. To the left is a fleur-de-lis for the Counts von Plotho, a Wendish family. The mitre to the right is for Wittstock. Bishop Heinrich I made Wittstock the capital of the Havelberg diocese.

[change] Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Kyritz Neuruppin Rheinsberg Wittstock Amt-free municipalities Fehrbellin Heiligengrabe Wusterhausen	1. Lindow (Mark) Herzberg Lindow^{1, 2} Rüthnick Vielitzsee 2. Neustadt (Dosse) Breddin Dreetz Neustadt an der Dosse^{1, 2} Sieversdorf-Hohenofen Stüdenitz-Schönermark Zernitz-Lohm	3. Temnitz Dabergotz Märkisch Linden Storbeck-Frankendorf Temnitzquell Temnitztal Walsleben¹
¹seat of the Amt; ²town

Amt-free towns

Ämter

Kyritz
Neuruppin
Rheinsberg
Wittstock

Amt-free municipalities

Fehrbellin
Heiligengrabe
Wusterhausen

1. Lindow (Mark)

Herzberg
Lindow^{1, 2}
Rüthnick
Vielitzsee

2. Neustadt (Dosse)

Breddin
Dreetz
Neustadt an der Dosse^{1, 2}
Sieversdorf-Hohenofen
Stüdenitz-Schönermark
Zernitz-Lohm

3. Temnitz

Dabergotz
Märkisch Linden
Storbeck-Frankendorf
Temnitzquell
Temnitztal
Walsleben¹

¹seat of the Amt; ²town

[change] Other websites

Official website (German)

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Urban districts	Brandenburg an der Havel · Cottbus · Frankfurt · Potsdam
Rural districts	Barnim · Dahme-Spreewald · Elbe-Elster · Havelland · Märkisch-Oderland · Oberhavel · Oberspreewald-Lausitz · Oder-Spree · Ostprignitz-Ruppin · Potsdam-Mittelmark · Prignitz · Spree-Neiße · Teltow-Fläming · Uckermark