Kyritz

Saint Mary’s church

Kyritz
Town hall
Coat of arms
Kyritz
Location of Kyritz within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district
Coordinates: 52°57′00″N 12°24′00″E / 52.95000°N 12.40000°ECoordinates: 52°57′00″N 12°24′00″E / 52.95000°N 12.40000°E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Ostprignitz-Ruppin
Government
• Mayor	Nora Görke (Ind.)
Area
• Total	156.09 km^2 (60.27 sq mi)
Population (2015-12-31)[1]
• Total	9,100
• Density	58/km^2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	16866
Dialling codes	03 39 71
Vehicle registration	OPR, KY, NP, WK
Website	www.kyritz.de

Kyritz (German pronunciation: [ˈkyːʁɪts]) is a town in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 28 km west of Neuruppin and 28 km southeast of Pritzwalk.

There are 9,900 inhabitants (2007).

Overview

The town is situated near the Kyritzer Seenkette, a chain of lakes. The town is nicknamed "Kyritz an der Knatter" (Kyritz at the Rattle). The noise of numerous water mills along a stream parallel to the river Jäglitz was the reason for this nickname. This river channel does not exist anymore.

The town includes the districts Berlitt, Bork, Drewen, Gantikow, Ganz, Holzhausen, Kötzlin, Lellichow, Mechow, Rehfeld and Teetz.

History

• In the year 946 Kyritz was first mentioned in writing.
• In the year 1225 a Franciscan friary was established here (dissolved in 1552)
• In the year 1237 Kyritz (originally Chorizi) received the Stendal town right. The town is situated in the area Prignitz, Slavic pregynica (means "inaccessible woods").
• In the 14th century Kyritz became a member of the Hanse. At this time the parish church St. Marien and the city wall were built. The church and rests of the city wall are still existing today.
• In the year 1488 the first Kyritzer Beer named "Mord und Totschlag" (Murder and Manslaughter) was brewed. The Beer is still brewed in Neuzelle.
• In 1600 count Hans Christoff von Königsmarck was born, a leading Swedish general in the Thirty Years' War who is most famous for conquering Prague in 1648.
• In the year 1626 800 Kyritzer people died due to the bubonic plague.
• In the 17th and 18th century half-timbered houses were built which still dominate the town center.
• From 1806 to 1814 French occupation. In 1814 the "Peace oak" was planted which is still on the market place in front of the town hall.

Demography

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  Development of population since 1875 within the current boundaries (Blue line: Population; Dotted line: Comparison to population development of Brandenburg state; Grey background: Time of Nazi rule; Red background: Time of communist rule)
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  Recent population development (blue line) and forecasts

Kyritz:
Population development within the current boundaries (2013)^[2]

Year Population 1875 7 639 1890 7 911 1910 7 960 1925 8 656 1933 8 820 1939 8 839 1946 13 437 1950 13 575 1964 11 653 1971 12 477

Year Population 1981 12 076 1985 12 085 1989 11 885 1990 11 727 1991 11 477 1992 11 421 1993 11 612 1994 11 537 1995 11 442 1996 11 473

Year Population 1997 11 407 1998 11 118 1999 11 077 2000 10 847 2001 10 721 2002 10 579 2003 10 427 2004 10 259 2005 10 158 2006 10 018

Year Population 2007 9 901 2008 9 793 2009 9 681 2010 9 537 2011 9 303 2012 9 236 2013 9 152

Photogallery

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  Marketplace
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  Memorial stone

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2015 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2016.
2. Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

Media related to Kyritz at Wikimedia Commons