Pritzier
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Pritzier is a municipality
in the Ludwigslust-Parchim
district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
.
The municipality Pritzier consists of three villages: Pritzier, Pritzier Bahnhof and Schwechow.
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Adjacent to pritzier there is the protected area Naturpark Mecklenburgisches Elbetal.
donated the ownership of the village Pritzier to his town
Crivitz
to enlarge its parish land.
In the late 14th century Pritzier was owned by the Ritter von Scharpenberg.
Joachim of Lützow possessed the manor Pritzier about 1616/17.
The still existing manor house has been built from 1820 to 1825.
Until 1945 it was owned by the family von Könemann. After the end of World War II the house gave quarters for refugees.
Later the house was an administrative building of the peoples owned manor Pritzier.
In the year 1996 house and adjacent parks were reprivatized.
As of today the manor house is in use as a residential building.
of Pritzier has been approved by the ministry of the interior
of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on 24 April 2007.
Its number of registration in the roll of arms
is 311.
The coat of arms design has been created by Karl-Heinz Steinbruch a heraldry
specialist living in Schwerin.
is crossing the Bundesstraße 321.
A train station at railway line between Schwerin/Ludwigslust and Hamburg is located in Pritzier Bahnhof
about two kilometres outside the main village of Pritzier.
Public transport bus service is available as well.
There are two lines - line 520 (Boizenburg
-Vellahn
-Hagenow
) and line 565 (Hagenow-Lübtheen
-Kaarßen) of the Ludwigsluster Verkehrsgesellschaft.
Also there is a large stable for dairy cattle.
In the village Schwechow there is a well known distillery for schnapps
and liqueur made from various fruits like apples, cherries, pears and even more exotic ones like ananas and carambola
.
In 1999 the SV Pritzier-Schwechow 49 e.V. (formerly known as Traktor Pritzier-Schwechow) had its 50th anniversary.
Municipalities of Germany
Municipalities are the lowest level of territorial division in Germany. This may be the fourth level of territorial division in Germany, apart from those states which include Regierungsbezirke , where municipalities then become the fifth level.-Overview:With more than 3,400,000 inhabitants, the...
in the Ludwigslust-Parchim
Ludwigslust-Parchim
Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bounded by the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the districts Rostock and Mecklenburgische Seenplatte and the states Brandenburg and Lower Saxony...
district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
.
The municipality Pritzier consists of three villages: Pritzier, Pritzier Bahnhof and Schwechow.
Geography
Pritzier is located north western of the area called Griese Gegend in the south west ofMecklenburg-Vorpommern
Adjacent to pritzier there is the protected area Naturpark Mecklenburgisches Elbetal.
History
In 1302 Graf Nikolaus of SchwerinSchwerin
Schwerin is the capital and second-largest city of the northern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The population, as of end of 2009, was 95,041.-History:...
donated the ownership of the village Pritzier to his town
Crivitz
Crivitz
Crivitz is a town in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 18 km east of Schwerin. The founder of the town Crivitz, Wisconsin named it after his hometown Crivitz. It is twinned with Seaford in East Sussex.- References :...
to enlarge its parish land.
In the late 14th century Pritzier was owned by the Ritter von Scharpenberg.
Joachim of Lützow possessed the manor Pritzier about 1616/17.
The still existing manor house has been built from 1820 to 1825.
Until 1945 it was owned by the family von Könemann. After the end of World War II the house gave quarters for refugees.
Later the house was an administrative building of the peoples owned manor Pritzier.
In the year 1996 house and adjacent parks were reprivatized.
As of today the manor house is in use as a residential building.
Coat of arms
The coat of armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
of Pritzier has been approved by the ministry of the interior
of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on 24 April 2007.
Its number of registration in the roll of arms
Roll of arms
A roll of arms is a collection of coats of arms, usually consisting of rows of painted pictures of shields, each shield accompanied by the name of the person bearing the arms...
is 311.
The coat of arms design has been created by Karl-Heinz Steinbruch a heraldry
Heraldry
Heraldry is the profession, study, or art of creating, granting, and blazoning arms and ruling on questions of rank or protocol, as exercised by an officer of arms. Heraldry comes from Anglo-Norman herald, from the Germanic compound harja-waldaz, "army commander"...
specialist living in Schwerin.
Infrastructure
Transportation
In the middle of the village Pritzier the Bundesstraße 5Bundesstraße 5
The Bundesstraße 5 or B5 is a German federal highway running in a northwesterly to southeasterly direction from the Danish border near Niebüll to Frankfurt . It provides a direct route for motorists traveling between Berlin and Hamburg. In Berlin B5 forms among others the following squares and...
is crossing the Bundesstraße 321.
A train station at railway line between Schwerin/Ludwigslust and Hamburg is located in Pritzier Bahnhof
about two kilometres outside the main village of Pritzier.
Public transport bus service is available as well.
There are two lines - line 520 (Boizenburg
Boizenburg
Boizenburg is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated on the right bank of the Elbe, 53 km west of Ludwigslust, 25 km northeast of Lüneburg and 50 km east of Hamburg. Old Town is connected to the Elbe via a harbor...
-Vellahn
Vellahn
Vellahn is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany....
-Hagenow
Hagenow
Hagenow is a German town in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim, 30 kilometers south of Schwerin...
) and line 565 (Hagenow-Lübtheen
Lübtheen
Lübtheen is a municipality in the Ludwigslust-Parchim district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It is situated 28 km west of Ludwigslust, and 37 km southwest of Schwerin....
-Kaarßen) of the Ludwigsluster Verkehrsgesellschaft.
Economy
Pritzier is surrounded by agricultural areas utilized for farming. There are large fruit plantations and acres mainly used for crops, corn and fodder beets.Also there is a large stable for dairy cattle.
In the village Schwechow there is a well known distillery for schnapps
Schnapps
Schnapps is a type of distilled alcoholic beverage. The English word schnapps is derived from the German Schnaps , which can refer to any strong alcoholic drink but particularly those containing at least 32% ABV...
and liqueur made from various fruits like apples, cherries, pears and even more exotic ones like ananas and carambola
Carambola
Carambola, also known as starfruit, is the fruit of Averrhoa carambola, a species of tree native to the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The fruit is a popular food throughout Southeast Asia, the South Pacific and parts of East Asia...
.
Sports
In Pritzier there is a playing field for sports like soccer.In 1999 the SV Pritzier-Schwechow 49 e.V. (formerly known as Traktor Pritzier-Schwechow) had its 50th anniversary.
Places of interest
- manor house
- neogothic church (it replaced 1852 an old church existing from at least 1230)