Editing Prignitz (section)

==Coat of arms==
[[File:Banner des Landkreises Prignitz.svg|thumb|right|150px|District banner of Prignitz]]
The coat of arms shows a goose preparing for flight, the symbol of the [[Gans zu Putlitz]] family (''Gans'' is [[German language|German]] for goose), who in the 12th century were one of a number of families (such as the [[von Plotho]], [[von Blumenthal]] and [[von Arnim family|von Arnim]] families) who introduced Christianity and German culture to Prignitz. The pearls around the goose symbolize Perleberg (which translates to ''Pearl Mountain''). The wolf at bottom stands for the former administrative seat, Pritzwalk, as ''walk'' derives from the [[Slavic languages|Slavonic]] ''wolk'' meaning wolf. The wavy separation between the top and bottom symbolizes the river Elbe; the colors red and white are those of Brandenburg.