Ostprignitz-Ruppin

Ostprignitz-Ruppin is a Kreis (district) in the northwestern part of Brandenburg, Germany.

Ostprignitz-Ruppin
District
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°58′N 12°40′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Neuruppin
Area
• Total	2,508.7 km2 (968.6 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	99,372
• Density	40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OPR
Website	ostprignitz-ruppin.de

The modern district was made in 1993 by joining the old districts Kyritz, Neuruppin and Wittstock. The district roughly covers the same territory as the two historic districts Ostprignitz and Ruppin.

Coat of arms

The eagle in the top of the coat of arms is for the Counts of Arnstein, who ruled Ruppin in the 13th century. To the left is a fleur-de-lis for the Counts von Plotho, a Wendish family. The mitre to the right is for Wittstock. Bishop Heinrich I made Wittstock the capital of the Havelberg diocese.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Kyritz Neuruppin Rheinsberg Wittstock Amt-free municipalities Fehrbellin Heiligengrabe Wusterhausen	1. Lindow (Mark) Herzberg Lindow1, 2 Rüthnick Vielitzsee 2. Neustadt (Dosse) Breddin Dreetz Neustadt an der Dosse1, 2 Sieversdorf-Hohenofen Stüdenitz-Schönermark Zernitz-Lohm	3. Temnitz Dabergotz Märkisch Linden Storbeck-Frankendorf Temnitzquell Temnitztal Walsleben1
1seat of the Amt; ²town