Editing Prignitz (section)

==History==
The historical region Prignitz consisted of the following eleven districts, established in the 13th century: [[Wittenberge]], [[Lenzen]], [[Perleberg]], [[Putlitz]], [[Kyritz]], [[Nitzow]], [[Wittstock]], [[Pritzwalk]], [[Havelberg]], [[Wusterhausen]] and [[Grabow]].

The present district of Prignitz was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts of Pritzwalk and Perleberg and a few municipalities from the district Kyritz. The westernmost part of the district was previously part of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and became part of Brandenburg on August 1, 1992.

The earlier district of Prignitz was the buffer between Brandenburg and Mecklenburg. It was resettled by Germans, especially from the Bremen area, following the First [[Wendish Crusade]] of 1147. The rate of German settlement increased over the following decades. The eastern half was dominated by the pro-German counts [[von Plotho]] who brought their own vassals such as the [[von Blumenthal]] and [[von Grabow]] families with them. The western half was dominated by robber barons, especially the [[Gans zu Putlitz]] family and their vassals, the [[von Quitzow]]s. In 1319 the territory was briefly controlled by [[Mecklenburg]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Rymar|first=Edward|year=1979|title=Rywalizacja o ziemię lubuską i kasztelanię międzyrzecką w latach 1319–1326, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem stosunków pomorsko-śląskch|journal=Śląski Kwartalnik Historyczny Sobótka|publisher=[[Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich]], Wydawnictwo [[Polish Academy of Sciences|Polskiej Akademii Nauk]]|location=Wrocław|language=pl|volume=XXXIV|issue=4|page=477}}</ref> When Frederick, Count of Zollern was appointed Margrave in 1411, he faced an uprising of the [[Wends|Wendish]] nobility, supported by the Wendish Duke of Mecklenburg. However, he was able to put down the revolt at the battle of the [[Cremmer Dam]], with the support of the German nobility. Families who had stayed loyal were rewarded. Otto [[von Blumenthal]], for example, was made Captain of the Prignitz from 1415 to 1422 and of [[Lenzen]] from 1420.