Wittstock
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| Wittstock | |
| Coat of arms | Location |
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| Administration | |
| Country |  Germany |
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| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Ostprignitz-Ruppin |
| Town subdivisions | 24 subdivisions |
| Mayor | Lutz Scheidemann (FDP) |
| Basic statistics | |
| Area | 417.20 km² (161.1 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 65 m (213 ft) |
| Population | 16,108 (31/12/2006) |
| - Density | 39 /km² (100 /sq mi) |
| Other information | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | OPR |
| Postal code | 16909 |
| Area code | 03394 |
| Website | www.wittstock.de |
| Location of the town of Wittstock within Ostprignitz-Ruppin district | |
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Wittstock is a town in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in northwestern Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Dosse, 20 km east of Pritzwalk, and 95 km northwest of Berlin. It was the location of the 1636 Battle of Wittstock between Sweden and an alliance of the Holy Roman Empire and Saxony.
The town's main historic monument is its medieval cathedral. Much of the elaborate late medieval defences still surround the old centre.
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