Rühstädt

Rühstädt
Location of Rühstädt within Prignitz district
Location of Rühstädt
Rühstädt
Rühstädt
Coordinates: 52°55′09″N 11°52′12″E / 52.91917°N 11.87000°E / 52.91917; 11.87000
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictPrignitz
Municipal assoc.Bad Wilsnack/Weisen
Subdivisions4 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Heike Warnke[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
28.99 km2 (11.19 sq mi)
Elevation
22 m (72 ft)
Population
 (2024-12-31)[2]
 • Total
473
 • Density16.3/km2 (42.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
19322
Dialling codes038791
Vehicle registrationPR

Rühstädt (German pronunciation: [ˈʁyːʃtɛt]) is a municipality in the Prignitz district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is located close to the confluence of the rivers Havel and Elbe. Rühstädt is famous for its high number of resident white storks and has been awarded the title European Stork Village by the initiative EuroNatur in 1996.[3]

Demography

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Prignitz Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerungsstand im Land Brandenburg Dezember 2024 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen, basierend auf dem Zensus 2023)" (XLS). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German).
  3. ^ "European Stork Villages – Where storks are honorary citizens" (PDF). EuroNatur. May 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2013.
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons