Brandenburg an der Havel | |
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Coordinates: 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 (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 73,609 |
• Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 14772–14778 |
Dialling codes | 03381 |
Vehicle registration | BRB |
Website | www |
Brandenburg an der Havel (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈhaːfl̩] (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).
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.