Plattenburg

Plattenburg
Municipality
Plattenburg Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Plattenburg within Prignitz district
Location of Plattenburg
Plattenburg Location within Germany Plattenburg Location within Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°58′00″N 12°01′59″E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Prignitz
Government
• Mayor (2020–28)	Anja Kramer
Area
• Total	200.76 km2 (77.51 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	3,149
• Density	15.69/km2 (40.62/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

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.

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)
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  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)

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%