Meyenburg
Sign in to saveMeyenburg () 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. It is located on the banks of the Stepenitz River.
Key facts
- German location.type
- Stadt
- German location.image_coa
- Wappen Meyenburg.png
- German location.image_photo
- Meyenburg.jpg
- German location.image_caption
- Meyenburg Castle
- German location.image_plan
- Meyenburg in PR.png
- German location.state
- Brandenburg
- German location.district
- Prignitz
- German location.Amt
- Meyenburg
- German location.elevation
- 82
- German location.area
- 50.74
- German location.postal_code
- 16945
- German location.area_code
- 033968
- German location.licence
- PR
- German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
- 12 0 70 280
- German location.website
- www.meyenburg.de
- German location.mayor
- Falko Krassowski
- German location.leader_term
- 2024–29
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Germany
- Located in
- Prignitz District
- Population
- 2129
- Area
- 50.74
- Elevation
- 82
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Official website
- www.meyenburg.de
- Image
- 2016031504 Meyenburg.JPG
- Dialing code
- 033968
- Licence plate code
- PR
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- Meyenburg
- P8168
- Hugo Ribbert
- postal code
- 16945
- hashtag
- Meyenburg
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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. It is located on the banks of the Stepenitz River.
==History== The first time Meyenburg was mentioned in official documents was in 1285. Meyenburg obtained municipal status around 1300. Most of the houses burnt down in 1795 and were rebuilt afterwards. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Meyenburg” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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