Pritzier is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in the

Ludwigslust-Parchim Ludwigslust-Parchim is a district in the west of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is bordered by (clockwise starting from the west) the state Schleswig-Holstein, the district Nordwestmecklenburg, the district-free city Schwerin, the districts ...

district, in

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in pop ...

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany lies between the Baltic and North Sea to the north and the Alps to the sou ...

. 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 of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Adjacent to pritzier there is the protected area Mecklenburg Elbe Valley Nature Park.

History

In 1302 Graf Nikolaus of

Schwerin Schwerin (; Mecklenburgian Low German: ''Swerin''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the capital and second-largest city of the northeastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well as of the region of Mecklenburg, after Rostock. ...

donated the ownership of the village Pritzier to his town

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 has a friendship lin ...

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.

Politics

Coat of arms

The

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central element of the full heraldic achievement, which in it ...

of Pritzier has been approved by the ministry of the interior of

on 24 April 2007. Its number of registration in the

roll of arms A roll of arms (or armorial) is a collection of coat of arms, coats of arms, usually consisting of rows of painted pictures of shields, each shield accompanied by the name of the person bearing the arms. The oldest extant armorials date to the m ...

is 311. The coat of arms design has been created by Karl-Heinz Steinbruch a

heraldry Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known bran ...

specialist living in Schwerin.

Infrastructure

Transportation

In the middle of the village Pritzier the

Bundesstraße 5 The Bundesstraße 5 (abbr. B5) is a German federal highway running in a northwesterly to southeasterly direction from the Danish border near Niebüll to Frankfurt (Oder). It provides a direct route for motorists traveling between Berlin and Hambu ...

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 () 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 e ...

- Vellahn-

Hagenow Hagenow () is a German town in the southwest of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim, 30 kilometers south of Schwerin. Its population is approximately 11,300 inhabitants (2013). Hagenow is part of the Hamburg Met ...

) and line 565 (Hagenow-

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. It is part of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. Popu ...

- Kaarßen) of the Ludwigsluster Verkehrsgesellschaft.

Fire brigade

Pritzier got an auxiliary fire brigade. In 2007 it had its 60th anniversary.

Health

The closest hospital near Pritzier is located in Hagenow.

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 ( or ) or schnaps is a type of alcoholic beverage that may take several forms, including distilled fruit brandies, herbal liqueurs, infusions, and "flavored liqueurs" made by adding fruit syrups, spices, or artificial flavorings to ne ...

and liqueur made from various fruits like apples, cherries, pears and even more exotic ones like ananas and

carambola Carambola, also known as star fruit, is the fruit of '' Averrhoa carambola'', a species of tree native to tropical Southeast Asia. The mildly poisonous fruit is commonly consumed in parts of Brazil, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the South Pacif ...

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)

References

{{Authority control Ludwigslust-Parchim