Perleberg

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Location of the town of Perleberg within Prignitz district
Perleberg
Coat of arms	Location

Administration
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Town subdivisions	12 Ortsteile
Mayor	Fred Fischer (Ind.)
Basic statistics
Area	137.81 km² (53.2 sq mi)
Elevation	31 m (102 ft)
Population	13,029 (31/12/2006)
- Density	95 /km² (245 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	PR
Postal code	19348
Area code	03876
Website	www.stadt-perleberg.de
Coordinates: 53°04′00″N 11°52′00″E / 53.066667, 11.866667

Perleberg is the capital of the district of Prignitz, located in the northwest of the German state of Brandenburg. The town was founded in 1239 and today has about 13,000 inhabitants. Located in a mostly agricultural area, the town has a long history of troops being stationed here (most notably Prussian) and as an administrational center for local government.

In the 14th century the town was on its height as part of the Hanseatic League. In 1523 it was the muster-point for an army assembled by Elector Joachim I in support of his brother-in-law Christian II of Denmark's attempt to recover his throne. The Thirty Years' War caused serious damage to the town: of 3,500 inhabitants, only 300 survived. The mayor responsible for rebuilding the city after this period was Georg Krusemarck.

On November 25th, 1809 Lord Benjamin Bathurst disappeared in Perleberg in a mysterious way. There are even rumours that his disappearance was caused by paranormal phenomena.

[edit] People

Ernst Ehrenbaum, born here
Lotte Lehmann, born here

v • d • e Towns and municipalities in Prignitz

Bad Wilsnack \| Berge \| Breese \| Cumlosen \| Gerdshagen \| Groß Pankow \| Gülitz-Reetz \| Gumtow \| Halenbeck-Rohlsdorf \| Karstädt \| Kümmernitztal \| Lanz \| Legde/Quitzöbel \| Lenzen \| Lenzerwische \| Marienfließ \| Meyenburg \| Perleberg \| Pirow \| Plattenburg \| Pritzwalk \| Putlitz \| Rühstädt \| Triglitz \| Weisen \| Wittenberge