kids encyclopedia robot

Ostprignitz-Ruppin facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Quick facts for kids
Ostprignitz-Ruppin
District
Brandenburg opr.png
Country  Germany
State Brandenburg
Capital Neuruppin
Area
 • Total 2,508.7 km2 (968.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
 • Total 111,219
 • Density 44.3333/km2 (114.8228/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration OPR
Website ostprignitz-ruppin.de

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

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

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
  1. Kyritz
  2. Neuruppin
  3. Rheinsberg
  4. Wittstock


Amt-free municipalities

  1. Fehrbellin
  2. Heiligengrabe
  3. Wusterhausen

1. Lindow (Mark)

  1. Herzberg
  2. Lindow1, 2
  3. Rüthnick
  4. Vielitzsee

2. Neustadt (Dosse)

  1. Breddin
  2. Dreetz
  3. Neustadt an der Dosse1, 2
  4. Sieversdorf-Hohenofen
  5. Stüdenitz-Schönermark
  6. Zernitz-Lohm

3. Temnitz

  1. Dabergotz
  2. Märkisch Linden
  3. Storbeck-Frankendorf
  4. Temnitzquell
  5. Temnitztal
  6. Walsleben1
1seat of the Amt; ²town

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Distrito de Ostprignitz-Ruppin para niños

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Ostprignitz-Ruppin Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.