332. Which one is a rural district (Landkreis) in Brandenburg?

Answer options

1. Prignitz (rural district)
2. Rhein-Sieg District (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis)
3. Vogtland District (Vogtlandkreis)
4. Amberg-Sulzbach (district)

Explanation

In Germany’s federal constitutional order, Landkreise constitute the intermediate tier of local self-government below the Länder and, as associations of municipalities, are protected in their right to self-administration under Article 28(2) of the Basic Law. In Brandenburg, the Prignitz district was created in 1993 during the county territorial reform by merging several former GDR Kreise (including Perleberg and Pritzwalk). Counties perform both their own public-service functions and delegated state tasks, subject to legal supervision (Kommunalaufsicht). The other districts listed are in different Länder (Rhein-Sieg in North Rhine–Westphalia, Vogtland in Saxony, Amberg-Sulzbach in Bavaria) and therefore are not in Brandenburg.