Perleberg

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Perleberg is the capital of the district Prignitz, which is located in the north-west of the German state Brandenburg. The town was founded in 1239 and has today about 13,000 inhabitants. Located in a mostly agricultural area the town has a long history of troops being stationed here (most notably the Prussians) and as an administrational center for local government.

In the 14th century the town was on its height as part of the Hanseatic League. In 1523 it was the muster-point for an army assembled by the Elector Joachim I in support of his brother-in-law Christian II of Denmark's attempt to recover his throne. The Thirty Years' War caused a major drain to the town.Of 3,500 inhabitants only 300 survived. The Mayor responsible for rebuilding the City after this period was Georg Krusemarck.

On November 25th, 1809 Lord Benjamin Bathurst disappeared in Perleberg in a mysterious way. There are even rumours that his disappearance was caused by paranormal phenomena.

People

• Ernst Ehrenbaum, born here
• Lotte Lehmann, born here

Coordinates: 53°04′N, 11°52′Ede:Perleberg nl:Perleberg nds:Perleberg ru:Перлеберг

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