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Kyritz is a city in the Prignitz in Brandenburg.

background

Kyritz is nicknamed “an der Knatter”. On a tributary of the Jäglitz river there was a row of water mills that made a lot of noise. Travelers with the stagecoach often exclaimed "Now comes Kyritz an der Knatter".

The city has a very eventful history. In 1381 the knight Curt von Bassewitz attacked the city with his army. The Kyritzers had been warned and were defending their city. Every able-bodied man received a gun and the women cooked porridge to pour it on the attackers. Gradually the strength of the Kyritzers waned and the city seemed to be lost. At the last moment the citizens took courage again and were finally able to put the enemy to flight. To gloss over the defeat, the men of the knight Bassewitz claimed that an angel who is said to have fought for the Kyritzers had appeared on the city wall.

In 1411 the knight Bassewitz returned with his entourage and besieged the city. Apparently he wanted to starve the city, in reality he wanted to enter the city through an underground passage. Bassewitz snuck through a sewer and wanted to dig the passage to the surface for the last stretch. A prisoner sentenced to death heard the knocking and scratching in his dungeon. The next morning he told the councilors that he would have something very important to tell them if they would allow him the freedom to do so. The gentlemen agreed and he reported the noises he had heard. Drums with peas were immediately set up in order to be able to determine the vibrations in the earth. Citizens should be ready armed. Bassewitz originally wanted to arrive at the church, but had misjudged himself and stuck his head out of the ground on the market square. The Kyritzers were already waiting for him there and the women are said to have poured hot grits over his head. The knight Bassewitz was captured and executed with his own sword. The sword and the armor are still kept in the town hall today.^[1]

In memory of these events, the Bassewitz Festival was celebrated on the Monday after Invokavit, or the first Sunday after Ash Wednesday. A service took place and every church visitor received a "round piece", that is, a large bread roll. The city officials and the children received small gifts of money. "Hedwecken", a kind of bread roll with raisins and sugar, were baked in the families. When they wanted to cancel the festival, great disasters are said to have struck the city, such as city fires or a plague epidemic. Today the festival is celebrated every two years.

Kyritz is the hometown of the fictional comic detective Nick Knatterton and was sung about by Ernst Hilbich: “Today is carnival in Knieritz an der Knatter”.

getting there

By plane

Closest airfield is 52.36224666666713.500671666667Berlin Brandenburg Airport(IATA: BER). There is the Kyritz-Heinrichsfelde airfield for sports aircraft.

By train

Kyritz is on the Neustadt (Dosse) - Pritzwalk railway line

By bus

In the street

Leave the A24 at the Neuruppin exit (exit 22) and follow the B167 in the direction of Kyritz to Wusterhausen / Dosse. From there you follow the B5 to Kyritz. Free (but time-limited) parking spaces are available at "Am Wall", opposite the Netto-Discount.

mobility

Since Kyritz is quite small, and since most of the sights are located at the market, you can easily explore the city on foot.

Tourist Attractions

• The Crackle was located on today's Mühlenstrasse. The tributary of the Jäglitz is led through a pipe. All that remains of one mill is the building.
• Marketplace: On the market square, the history of the city and the Bassewitz saga are told on the basis of display boards and showcases. The peace oak is reminiscent of the Battle of the Nations near Leipzig. The town hall and some beautiful half-timbered houses are located on the market square.

• Nothing: A plaque on the market square reminds of a moment when nothing happened.

• The city ​​wall was in the 13./14. Built in the 18th century and demolished again in the middle of the 18th century. Later part of the city wall was rebuilt, but a little lower than before.

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  The town hall

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  The Bassewitz fountain on the market square

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  Peace Oak in Kyritz

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  Town house at Bachstrasse 36

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  Half-timbered house in Bachstrasse 44

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  "NOTHING" on the market square

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  At the city wall

activities

Events

The Bassewitzfest is celebrated every 2 years on the Monday after Ash Wednesday. There is a service followed by distribution of the “round pieces” and small gifts of money and a performance by the amateur play group “Kyritzer Knattermimen”. The next festival is expected in 2016^[outdated] occur.

shop

The beer “Mord und Mansschlag” has been brewed since 1488. There is also the sparkling wine “Knatterperle” and the herbal liqueur “Knatterwasser”, which is said to strengthen manhood. These things are available in the "Gänseblümchen" souvenir shop at Hamburger Str. 11 or at the tourist information office on the market square.

kitchen

accommodation

Very good parking spaces for mobile homes including water and electricity.

security

health

Practical advice

trips

• Demerthin Castle, 10 km northwest of Kyritz on the B5 to Perleberg, well-preserved manor house from the late Middle Ages. More information in Wikipedia article.

literature

swell

Web links

• https://www.kyritz.de/ - Official website of Kyritz
• Tourist info