Plattenburg

Plattenburg is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is named after the water castle of Plattenburg which is located in the district.

Plattenburg
Municipality
Plattenburg Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Plattenburg within Prignitz district
Plattenburg Show map of Germany Plattenburg Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°58′00″N 12°01′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Government
• Mayor (2020–28)	Anja Kramer[1]
Area
• Total	200.76 km2 (77.51 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2023-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,227
• Density	16/km2 (42/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	19336
Dialling codes	038796
Vehicle registration	PR
Website	www.plattenburg.de

Demography

• 
  Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany)
• 
  Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Plattenburg: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)^[3]

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1875 6,113 —     1890 5,589 −0.60% 1910 5,592 +0.00% 1925 5,852 +0.30% 1939 5,384 −0.59% 1950 8,827 +4.60% 1964 6,571 −2.09%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1971 6,351 −0.49% 1981 5,141 −2.09% 1985 5,265 +0.60% 1990 5,146 −0.46% 1995 4,693 −1.83% 2000 4,177 −2.30% 2005 3,977 −0.98%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 2010 3,712 −1.37% 2015 3,413 −1.67% 2016 3,412 −0.03% 2017 3,325 −2.55% 2018 3,297 −0.84% 2019 3,274 −0.70% 2020 3,270 −0.12%