Brandenburg an der Havel
Brandenburg an der Havel (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈhaːfl̩] (File:Speaker Icon.svg listen)) (Upper Sorbian: Branibor, Low German: Brannenborg an de Havel) is a town in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is on the banks of the Havel river. Population: 74,129 (December 31, 2005).
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Location of Brandenburg an der Havel
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| Coordinates: 52°25′0″N 12°32′0″E / 52.41667°N 12.53333°ECoordinates: 52°25′0″N 12°32′0″E / 52.41667°N 12.53333°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor | Steffen Scheller (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 228.80 km2 (88.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2006-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 73,475 |
| • Density | 321.132/km2 (831.728/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 14772–14778 |
| Vehicle registration | BRB |
| Website | www |
The town of Brandenburg is less known than the state of Brandenburg: But the state is named after the town, and so is the medieval Bishopric of Brandenburg, the Margravate of Brandenburg. Today it is a small town compared to nearby Berlin, but once it was the start of the countries of Brandenburg and Prussia.
History
Brandenburg was only on western bank of the Havel until 1196. But even after that year the parts on either side of the river were regarded as two different towns (Old and New Brandenburg) for centuries.
In 1314 the two towns joined the Hanseatic League. In the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648) the towns were robbed and destroyed. Potsdam became the new capital, and the Royal Court left the town of Brandenburg. In 1715 the two halves of the town were merged to form a single town.
The concentration camp Brandenburg-Görden was in Görden, a suburb of Brandenburg, during the years of Nazi Germany.
After the fall of the Berlin Wall the population dropped from over 100,000 in 1989 down to roughly 75,000 in 2005 through emigration. The migration mainly affects the young people and thus the future of the city is uncertain.
Brandenburg An Der Havel Media
- Goldfund von Eberswalde.jpg
Items from the Eberswalde Hoard (replica; Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte, Berlin)
- Hauptstraße in Brandenburg an der Havel 2015.JPG
Brandenburg an der Havel old town in 2015
- BRB Tram 08-13 img1.jpg
Tram in Brandenburg an der Havel
- Ludwig Chronegk.jpg
Ludwig Chronegk around 1860
- Bundesarchiv Bild 102-14240, Gustav Noske.jpg
- For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme.
- Bevölkerungsentwicklung Stadt Brandenburg.pdf
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
- Bevölkerungsprognosen Stadt Brandenburg.pdf
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (purple line); for 2020-2030 (green line)
- Brandenburger-dom-aussenansicht.JPG
Brandenburg Cathedral (Germany) viewed from Grillendamm.
- Gotthardkirche Brandenburg 2.jpg
Description: church of St. Gotthard in de:Brandenburg an der Havel*Source: Own work*Date: 04 April 2006 Author: User:Martinum
- BRBHavel asv2022-07 img13 Rathaus.jpg
Altstädtischer Markt, Old Town Hall
References
- ↑ Info on the official site Archived 2007-10-26 at the Wayback Machine
Other websites
Media related to Brandenburg an der Havel at Wikimedia Commons
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