Perleberg (; North Margravian: Perlberg) is the capital of the district of Prignitz, located in the northwest of the German state of Brandenburg. The town received city rights in 1239

| 1875 | 10311

| 1890 | 10013

| 1910 | 12161

| 1925 | 12882

| 1939 | 14845

| 1950 | 17414

| 1964 | 15983

| 1971 | 16193

| 1981 | 16078

| 1985 | 15736

| 1990 | 15032

| 1995 | 14596

| 2000 | 13907

| 2005 | 13094

| 2010 | 12332

| 2015 | 12204

| 2016 | 12367

| 2017 | 12317

| 2018 | 12141

| 2019 | 12065

| 2020 | 12035

Twin towns and sister cities

Perleberg is twinned with:

  • Kaarst, Germany
  • Szczawnica, Poland

People

thumb|upright=0.6|Lotte Lehmann

  • Lotte Lehmann, born here
  • Dörte von Westernhagen, born here
  • Ernst Ehrenbaum (1861–1942), biologist
  • James Broh (1867–1942), lawyer, publicist and politician
  • Karl Schabrod (1900–1981), German politician

References