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Wittstock. Since 2005, Herzsprung and Königsberg are parts of the commune Heiligengrabe, so the size of the town decreased.
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The Bishop's Castle was greatly restored in the 1990s and today houses a Thirty Years' War museum. Much of the elaborate late medieval defences still surround the old centre, including a 13th-century gate tower, the
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Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.
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in 1658. About 1750, numerous colonists descending from
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1467:Fehrbellin
1316:References
1203:Claus Berg
1153:in Sweden
1046:Palatinate
997:Up to the
950:Low German
934:Germanized
564:Demography
506:Christdorf
500:Berlinchen
320:Population
280:Government
1552:Wittstock
1547:Walsleben
1497:Neuruppin
1457:Dabergotz
1212:bergfried
1131:Twin town
1060:Town hall
942:Witzstock
515:Fretzdorf
463:Pritzwalk
445:Geography
368:UTC+02:00
347:UTC+01:00
342:Time zone
312:Elevation
213:12°29′8″E
210:53°9′49″N
1512:Rüthnick
1477:Herzberg
1169:Uetersen
1093:(SPD): 4
1085:The Left
1052:Politics
1044:and the
1019:Imperial
992:Catholic
946:Witstock
940:(1271),
930:Polabian
524:Goldbeck
451:Prignitz
261:District
1452:Breddin
1224:Freemen
1151:Höganäs
1137:twinned
972:Stendal
912:History
823:±% p.a.
725:±% p.a.
627:±% p.a.
555:Zootzen
543:Sewekow
439:Germany
429:in the
411:Website
242:Germany
238:Country
1487:Lindow
1482:Kyritz
1462:Dreetz
1181:Sights
1139:with:
1116:Sports
1031:plague
938:Wiztok
926:vysoka
918:Slavic
901:−0.88%
898:14,007
890:−0.47%
887:14,131
879:−0.60%
876:14,198
868:−0.06%
865:14,283
857:−0.62%
854:14,291
846:−1.15%
843:14,380
835:−1.42%
832:15,235
803:−1.87%
800:16,363
792:−2.26%
789:17,985
781:+0.11%
778:20,164
770:+0.15%
767:20,056
759:+1.14%
756:19,903
748:+0.60%
745:19,022
737:+0.16%
734:17,912
705:−1.11%
702:17,717
694:+2.06%
691:20,700
683:+0.68%
680:16,538
672:+0.08%
669:15,045
661:−0.16%
658:14,873
650:−0.03%
647:15,366
636:15,434
552:Zempow
537:Rossow
512:Dranse
509:Dossow
503:Biesen
497:Babitz
467:Berlin
459:Glinze
328:14,104
24:; and
1345:(PDF)
1299:Medal
1123:is a
1023:Saxon
957:stock
936:into
895:2020
884:2019
873:2018
862:2017
851:2016
840:2015
829:2010
797:2005
786:2000
775:1995
764:1990
753:1985
742:1981
731:1971
699:1964
688:1950
677:1939
666:1925
655:1910
644:1890
633:1875
521:Gadow
455:Dosse
425:is a
396:03394
385:16909
287:Mayor
249:State
1303:The
1021:and
1013:and
953:witt
818:Pop.
814:Year
720:Pop.
716:Year
622:Pop.
618:Year
427:town
372:CEST
299:Area
48:Town
1262:CDU
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1102:: 1
1087:: 4
1075:: 6
361:DST
351:CET
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