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Brandenburg an der Havel | |
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 Brandenburg an der Havel in May 2015 | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Brandenburg an der Havel  | |
  Brandenburg an der Havel  Brandenburg an der Havel | |
| Coordinates: 52°25′N 12°32′E / 52.417°N 12.533°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Brandenburg |
| District | Urban district |
| Government | |
| • Lord mayor (2018–26) | Steffen Scheller[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 228.80 km2 (88.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 73,609 |
| • Density | 320/km2 (830/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 14770, 14772, 14774, 14776 |
| Dialling codes | 03381 |
| Vehicle registration | BRB |
| Website | www.stadt-brandenburg.de |
Brandenburg an der Havel (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈhaːfl̩] ; Polabian: Brenna) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, which served as the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg until it was replaced by Berlin in 1417.
With a population of 72,040 (as of 2020), it is located on the banks of the River Havel. The town of Brandenburg provided the name for the medieval Bishopric of Brandenburg, the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the current state of Brandenburg. Today, it is a small town compared to nearby Berlin but was the original nucleus of the former realms of Brandenburg and Prussia.
- ^ Ergebnis der Oberbürgermeisterwahl in Brandenburg an der Havel, accessed 30 June 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung und Bevölkerungsstandim Land Brandenburg Dezember 2022" (PDF). Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). June 2023.