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Brandenburg
State of Germany
Flag of Brandenburg
Flag
 Coat of arms of Brandenburg
Coat of arms
Location of Brandenburg in Germany
Location of Brandenburg in Germany
Country Germany
Capital Potsdam
Area
 • Total 29,479 km2 (11,382 sq mi)
Population
 • Total 2,548,200
 • Density 86.4412/km2 (223.882/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Website brandenburg.de

Brandenburg is a state (Bundesland) in Germany. It has been a state since 1990. It is 29,056 km² in area. It has about 2.6 million inhabitants.

Until 1945 it was the biggest province in Prussia, with 38,278 km² and 3 million inhabitants. From 1949 to 1952 it was a state in the German Democratic Republic. In 1952 it became divided into three Bezirke (Potsdam, Frankfurt and Cottbus). The capital of Brandenburg is Potsdam.

Berlin is in the middle of Brandenburg. But it is not part of Brandenburg. It is a city state.

History

  • 1373 Karl IV bought Brandenburg for his sons from the Wittelsbacher
  • 1539 Protestant Reformation
  • 1618 United with Prussia
  • 1815 Brandenburg became a province in Prussia
  • 1945 Brandenburg lost 32% to Poland
  • 1949 State in East Germany
  • 1952 Divided into three Bezirke (Districts)
  • 1990 State of the reunited Germany

Administration

Brandenburg is divided into fourteen Kreise (districts):

Also Brandenburg has four Kreisfreie Städte (district-free city):

List of Minister-Presidents

  • 1945 - 1949: Karl Steinhoff
  • 1949 - 1952: Rudi Jahn
  • 1990 - 2002: Manfred Stolpe (SPD)
  • 2002 - 2013: Matthias Platzeck (SPD)
  • since 2013: Dietmar Woidke (SPD)

Cities and counties

Brandenburger Straße
The capital, Potsdam

Brandenburg is divided into fourteen (rural) counties (Landkreise),

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  1. Barnim
  2. Dahme-Spreewald
  3. Elbe-Elster
  4. Havelland
  5. Märkisch-Oderland
  6. Oberhavel
  7. Oberspreewald-Lausitz
  1. Oder-Spree
  2. Ostprignitz-Ruppin
  3. Potsdam-Mittelmark
  4. Prignitz
  5. Spree-Neiße
  6. Teltow-Fläming
  7. Uckermark

and four urban districts (kreisfreie Städte),

  1. Brandenburg an der Havel
  2. Cottbus
  3. Frankfurt (Oder)
  4. Potsdam


Images for kids

  • Burg eisenhardt torhaus und burgfried

    Eisenhardt Castle in Bad Belzig

  • Schlacht bei Fehrbellin2

    Brandenburg's victory over Swedish forces at the Battle of Fehrbellin in 1675

  • Potsdam Sanssouci Palace

    The Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, the former summer palace of Frederick the Great, is today a World Heritage Site.

  • Glienicke Bridge GB23840

    Glienicke Bridge, which connected East Germany to the American sector of West Berlin, became known for the exchange of captured spies.

  • Spreewald 4

    The Spreewald, a biosphere reserve by UNESCO

  • Potsdam Sanssouci 07-2017 img3

    The University of Potsdam

  • Spreewaldgurke2

    Spreewald gherkins

See also

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