Why visit Kyritz
Townapedia lists 24 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails, 40 places to eat, 13 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Schloss Demerthin and Wegemuseum Wusterhausen.
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About Kyritz
Kyritz (German pronunciation: [ˈkyːʁɪts] ) is a town in the Ostprignitz-Ruppin district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 28 km (17 mi) west of Neuruppin and 28 km (17 mi) southeast of Pritzwalk. The town has 9,260 inhabitants (2019).
From the Wikipedia article Kyritz (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Museums and landmarks24
Schloss Demerthin
Monument and historic site · 7.9 km
Schloss Demerthin, Schulstraße / Lindenallee in Gumtow OT Demerthin
3 Schulstraße, Gumtow
Preußischer Meilenstein
Monument and historic site · 3.9 km
Preußischer Ganzmeilenstein, an der B 5 bei km 100, zwischen Kyritz und Mechow in Kyritz OT Mechow
Preußischer Meilenstein
Monument and historic site · 5.5 km
Preußischer Ganzmeilenstein, an der B 5 bei km 90, zwischen Kyritz und Wusterhausen/Dosse in Wusterhausen/Dosse
Schulze-Kersten-Denkmal
Monument and historic site
Schulze-Kersten-Gedenkstein, vor der Stadtpfarrkirche, Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße in Kyritz
Wasserturm
Monument and historic site · 9.8 km
Wasserturm an der Kastanienallee im Brandenburgisches Haupt- und Landgestüt, Havelberger Straße 20 in Neustadt (Dosse)
Gutshaus Gantikow
Monument and historic site · 4.8 km
1 Am Anger, Hansestadt Kyritz
Schloß Bantikow
Monument and historic site · 3.7 km
34 Dorfstraße, Wusterhausen/Dosse
12 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Graf von Lindenau Halle
Sports field and stadium · 9.1 km
18A Havelberger Straße, Neustadt (Dosse)
Restaurants and cafes40
Armster
Bakery
11 Graf-von-der-Schulenburg-Straße, Hansestadt Kyritz
Mo-Fr 07:00-18:00; Sa 07:00-12:00; Su off
Café Schröder
Cafe · Cake, Ice Cream, Coffee Shop
6 Marktplatz
Sa 10:00-18:00; Su,PH 11:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00
Waldschlösschen
Restaurant · 2.7 km
110 Seestraße
Mo-We,Fr 12:00-19:30; Th off; Sa 12:00-20:00; Su,PH 12:00-18:00
Café und Restaurant "Zur Melodie"
Restaurant · German · 7.5 km
5 Berliner Straße, Wusterhausen/Dosse
Mo-Su 08:00+
Lotus
Restaurant · Chinese
72 Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße, Hansestadt Kyritz
Tu-Su 11:00-14:00,17:00-21:00
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28 more on the map.
History
The oldest document mentioning the area around Kyritz as "Chorizi" was written in 948. The region was called "Prignitz". The name is derived from the Slavic word "pregynica" meaning "inaccessible woods". A castle was built here in 1148, and little by little a town developed close to the castle. In the year 1225 a Franciscan friary was established here (dissolved in 1552). The first document in which the name "Kyritz" was mentioned dates from 1232. It obtained municipal status in 1237 and got the privilege to produce its own coins. A wall around the town was built in the 14th century. Kyritz became a member of the Hanseatic League in 1359. The merchants living in Kyritz sold wheat, clothes, wood, wool, linnen and hop to other member towns of the Hanseatic League and they bought metals, spices, wine and fish from other places. Goods from Lübeck, the headquarters of the Hanseatic League, were sold duty-free in Kyritz. In 1488 the first brewery was founded in Kyritz. The beer was named "Mord und Totschlag" (Murder and Manslaughter) and it is still brewed in Neuzelle.
From the History section of Kyritz on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Where to stay13
Churches and places of worship21
Neuapostolische Kirche Wusterhausen
Church · New Apostolic · 7.3 km
24 Bahnhofstraße, Wusterhausen/Dosse
Dorfkirche Schönberg
Church · Lutheran · 8.7 km
21 Wulkower Straße, Wusterhausen/Dosse
Shopping15
Dorita Adler Fertigteilhandel & Service
Hardware store · 1.2 km
39a Perleberger Straße, Hansestadt Kyritz
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries7
Gymnasium Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
School · 0.8 km
6 Perleberger Straße, Hansestadt Kyritz
Healthcare4
Fontane-Apotheke
Clinic and pharmacy · 0.8 km
5 Straße der Jugend, Hansestadt Kyritz
Map of Kyritz
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Getting there and nearby towns
Müritz Airpark (REB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 47 km away.
- Neuruppin 27 km east, about 27 min by car
- Pritzwalk 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
- Rathenow 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Perleberg 39 km west, about 39 min by car
- Wittenberge 44 km west, about 44 min by car
- Premnitz 46 km south, about 46 min by car
- Nauen 49 km southeast, about 49 min by car
- Velten 60 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Oranienburg 61 km east, about 1 h by car
- Berlin 83 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- 00 3909 Kyritz - Marktplatz, W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz Schulze-Kersten-Gedenkstein, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz Stadtpfarrkirche, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz St Marien, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz, Denkmal für gefallene Bürger (Schulze, Kersten) 1807, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Schulze-Kersten-Gedenkstein Kyritz, Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kyritz Denkmal 1807, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz, Gefallenendenkmal, 1.Weltkrieg, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Kyritz, die Stadtpfarrkirche St. Marien, Bild 2, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Chorl, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Orgel Zwei, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kyritz, Haus Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße 42-44, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Kyritz - Stadtmitte - geo.hlipp.de - 482, George Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Kriegerdenkmal Kyritz, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kyritz, Haus Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße 50, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Kyritz, die Stadtpfarrkirche St. Marien, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Madonna, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Inneres, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kyritz, Haus Schulstraße 1, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Altar, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Achatiusaltar, Clemensfranz (shifted & cropped by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Taufstein, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Spendenkister, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Orgel, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kyritz Bach Str 44, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Kanzel, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stadtkirche Kyritz Altar Detail, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kyritz, Haus Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße 42, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Kyritz, Haus Johann-Sebastian-Bach-Straße 58, Bild 2, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Kyritz Brunnen Bassewitzsage, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz Brunnen Knatter, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz Brunnen Tuchmacher, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz, Jan Witte-Kropius, Brunnen "Basewitzsage", Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Kyritz, Gasse an der Stadtpfarrkirche St. Marien, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Kyritz, Jan Witte-Kropius, Brunnen "Bassewitzsage", Bild 2, Dguendel, CC BY 4.0
- Kyritz Brunnen Kloster, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz Brunnen Starkbier, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kyritz Brunnen Diercke, Doris Antony , Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Prignitz 07-13 img15 Demerthin, A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wegemuseum Ansicht 1, Fabi87wiki, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wusterhausen church 2016 NE, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dorfkirche Kampehl, Kvikk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Herz-Jesu-Kirche Neustadt (Dosse) 2017 NNE, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Dorfkirche Plänitz 2017 SE, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Schönberg (Dosse) chapel 2016 S, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gantikow church 2016 SW, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Heilig-Geist-Kirche Kyritz 2016 NW, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Demerthin Schloss, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mechow Preussischer Ganzmeilenstein-02, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wusterhausen Preussischer Ganzmeilenstein-02, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Neustadt (Dosse) Landgestuet Wasserturm-01, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Demerthin Dorfkirche, Radler59 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brunn church 2016 SW, Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Die Woge hinten Rosengarten Kyritz, Clemensfranz, CC BY-SA 3.0
- DDR Postcard - Kulturhaus 'Wilhelm Pieck', Kyritz, sludgegulper, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Street-level photo, wentus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wentus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wentus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, bastinb, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wentus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wentus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, moenk, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, thorstenh, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, atpl_pilot, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wentus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, wentus, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Street-level photo, dsmm, CC BY-SA 4.0
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