Kümmernitztal

Kümmernitztal is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany.

Kümmernitztal
Municipality
Location of Kümmernitztal within Prignitz district
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Coordinates: 53°13′59″N 12°09′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Municipal assoc.	Meyenburg
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Steffen Sadowski[1]
Area
• Total	20.21 km2 (7.80 sq mi)
Elevation	81 m (266 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	377
• Density	19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	16945
Dialling codes	033968, 033986
Vehicle registration	PR
Website	www.amtmeyenburg.de

History

The municipality of Kümmernitztal was formed in 2001 as the result of the fusion of the municipalities of Grabow-Buckow and Preddöhl. From 1815 to 1945, the constituent localities of Kümmernitztal were part of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg. From 1952 to 1990, they were part of the Bezirk Potsdam of East Germany.

Demography

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)

Kümmernitztal: Population development
within the current boundaries (2013)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 1,014 —     1890 857 −1.12% 1910 834 −0.14% 1925 852 +0.14% 1933 811 −0.61% 1939 964 +2.92% 1946 1,252 +3.80% 1950 1,209 −0.87% 1964 786 −3.03% 1971 730 −1.05% 1981 492 −3.87% 1985 460 −1.67% 1989 466 +0.32% 1990 454 −2.58% 1991 450 −0.88% 1992 438 −2.67% 1993 449 +2.51% 1994 442 −1.56% 1995 434 −1.81% 1996 438 +0.92%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1997 429 −2.05% 1998 432 +0.70% 1999 419 −3.01% 2000 426 +1.67% 2001 424 −0.47% 2002 419 −1.18% 2003 422 +0.72% 2004 411 −2.61% 2005 402 −2.19% 2006 398 −1.00% 2007 394 −1.01% 2008 378 −4.06% 2009 379 +0.26% 2010 368 −2.90% 2011 370 +0.54% 2012 371 +0.27% 2013 374 +0.81% 2014 376 +0.53% 2015 371 −1.33% 2016 382 +2.96%