- Perleberg
Infobox Ort in Deutschland
Art = Stadt
image_photo = Perleberg town hall.jpg
image_caption = Town hall
Wappen = Wappen_Perleberg.png
lat_deg = 53 |lat_min = 04 |lat_sec = 00
lon_deg = 11 |lon_min = 52 |lon_sec = 00
Lageplan = Perleberg in PR.png
Lageplanbeschreibung =
Bundesland = Brandenburg
Landkreis = Prignitz
Höhe = 31
Fläche = 137.81
Einwohner = 13029
Stand = 2006-12-31
PLZ = 19348
Vorwahl = 03876
Kfz = PR
Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 70 296
Gliederung = 12Ortsteil e
Straße = Großer Markt
Website = [http://www.stadt-perleberg.de/ www.stadt-perleberg.de]
Bürgermeister = Fred Fischer
Partei = parteilosPerleberg is the capital of the district of
Prignitz , located in the northwest of the German state ofBrandenburg . The town was founded in 1239 and today has about 13,000 inhabitants. Located in a mostly agricultural area, the town has a long history of troops being stationed here (most notablyPrussia n) and as an administrational center for local government.In the 14th century the town was on its height as part of the
Hanseatic League . In 1523 it was the muster-point for an army assembled by Elector Joachim I in support of his brother-in-lawChristian II of Denmark 's attempt to recover his throne. TheThirty Years' War caused serious damage to the town: of 3,500 inhabitants, only 300 survived. The mayor responsible for rebuilding the city after this period was Georg Krusemarck.On November 25th, 1809 Lord Benjamin Bathurst disappeared in Perleberg in a mysterious way. There are even rumours that his disappearance was caused by
paranormal phenomena .People
*
Ernst Ehrenbaum , born here
*Lotte Lehmann , born here
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