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Potsdam-Mittelmark
Potsdam-Mittelmark is a ''Kreis'' (district) in the western part of Brandenburg, Germany. Its neighbouring administrative units are (clockwise from the north) the district of Havelland, the free cities of Brandenburg and Potsdam, the state of Berlin, the district of Teltow-Fläming, and the districts of Wittenberg, Anhalt-Bitterfeld and Jerichower Land in Saxony-Anhalt. Geography The district includes the southern banks of the Havel river and the northern parts of the Fläming (a wooded hill chain). There are three nature parks in the district: High Fläming Nature Park, Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park and Westhavelland Nature Park. History The district was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts of Belzig, Brandenburg-Land and Potsdam-Land. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark.pdf, Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belzig
Bad Belzig (), until 2010 Belzig, is a historic town in Brandenburg, Germany located about southwest of Berlin. It is the capital of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district. Geography Bad Belzig is located within the Fläming hill range and in the centre of the High Fläming Nature Park. The plains north of the town are home to one of the few great bustard populations in Germany. Since 2003, when 14 surrounding villages were incorporated into Bad Belzig, some of them voluntarily, others by Brandenburg Landtag (state parliament) legislation, Bad Belzig has an area of 234.83 km². These villages became districts (''Ortsteile'') of Belzig: The forest of Verlorenwasser near Werbig encompassed the geographical centre of East Germany. History A Slavic fort of ''Belizi'' was first mentioned in a 997 deed issued by Emperor Otto III in favour of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Whether this denotation refers to Bad Belzig or the neighbouring town of Beelitz has not been conclusively es ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bad Belzig
Bad Belzig (), until 2010 Belzig, is a historic town in Brandenburg, Germany located about southwest of Berlin. It is the capital of the Potsdam-Mittelmark district. Geography Bad Belzig is located within the Fläming hill range and in the centre of the High Fläming Nature Park. The plains north of the town are home to one of the few great bustard populations in Germany. Since 2003, when 14 surrounding villages were incorporated into Bad Belzig, some of them voluntarily, others by Brandenburg Landtag (state parliament) legislation, Bad Belzig has an area of 234.83 km². These villages became districts (''Ortsteile'') of Belzig: The forest of Verlorenwasser near Werbig encompassed the geographical centre of East Germany. History A Slavic fort of ''Belizi'' was first mentioned in a 997 deed issued by Emperor Otto III in favour of the Archbishopric of Magdeburg. Whether this denotation refers to Bad Belzig or the neighbouring town of Beelitz has not been conclusively est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nuthetal
Nuthetal is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Geography ''Nuthetal'' is situated south-west of Berlin. The area was formed from a series of large moraines during the last ice age. The municipality originated in October 2003 from the voluntary union of the independent municipalities Bergholz-Rehbrücke, Fahlhorst, Nudow, Philippsthal, Saarmund and Tremsdorf. The municipality owes its name to the rivulet Nuthe which flows between the places situated to the west Bergholz-Rehbrücke, Saarmund and Tremsdorf and the villages Nudow and Philippsthal situated to the east and flows into Havel in Potsdam. Parts of the municipality *Bergholz-Rehbrücke (5.600 Inhabitants) *Fahlhorst (120 I.) *Nudow (450 I.) *Philippsthal (190 I.) *Saarmund (1.450 I.) *Tremsdorf (200 I.) Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Nuthetal.pdf, Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michendorf
Michendorf is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Geography Michendorf lies in a vast wooded area about nine kilometers south of Potsdam. The civil parishes ("Ortsteile") Fresdorf, Stücken and Wildenbruch lie in the Nature-Park Nuthe-Nieplitz. In the south the town adjacent to the Great Seddiner Lake and to the west by the Lienewitzer lakes. The municipality is composed by Michendorf itself and fivecivil parishes. Population statistics are as of December 31, 2011: * Fresdorf (293) * Langerwisch (1,823) * Michendorf (4,237) * Stücken (492) * Wildenbruch (1,845) * Wilhelmshorst (3,103) Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Michendorf.pdf, Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Michendorf.pdf, Recent P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleinmachnow
Kleinmachnow is a municipality of about 20,000 inhabitants in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated South-West of the borough of Steglitz-Zehlendorf and East of Potsdam. First mentioned in the Landbuch of Karl IV in 1375, the place played an important role at the Bäke beek / creek crossing, secured by multiple medieval castles. The last of these castles (none of which are preserved today) belonged to the Knights of Hake, a family who shaped the local history until the 20th century. The replacement of the Bäke (beek / creek) with the Teltow Canal in 1906 brought the village the now listed historic Kleinmachnow flood-gate. In the first half of the 20th century, Kleinmachnow grew from a rural village to a suburb municipality of the Berlin Metropolitan Area. The construction of the Berlin Wall cut Kleinmachnow off from West Berlin. The community's location near the border meant it was relatively isolated in the GDR. Since the German reunificat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Groß Kreutz
Groß Kreutz is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Demography File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Groß Kreutz.pdf, Development of population since 1875 within the current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population development in Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi Germany; Red Background: Time of communist East Germany) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Groß Kreutz.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 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line) The "Groß Kreutz" Group The settlement gave its name to the Groß Kreutz Group of exiled Norwegians who were active in humanitarian work in the later stages of WWII, and were based at an estate in the area. Group initiatives included ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werder (Havel)
Werder (Havel) (official name derived from ''Werder an der Havel'' ("Werder upon Havel"), colloquially just ''Werder'') is a town in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Havel river in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, west of the state's capital Potsdam. Werder has a long and rich history and is a nationally recognized '' Erholungsort'' – a government designation given to regions of Germany that have been recognized and must be continuously re-certified as having air and climate qualities which provide a healthful environment to visitors. Werder is also famous for hosting one of Germany's three largest festivals, the '' Baumblütenfest'', held annually in May. Etymology The Werder municipal area stretches along the banks of the Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, and the town's oldest quarter is located on an island in the river. Hence the name, as the landscape term ''Werder'' (like ''Wörth'' in Upper German) means "river island". History Werder has several differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teltow
Teltow [] is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. Geography Teltow is part of the agglomeration of Berlin. The distance to the Berlin city centre is , while the distance to Potsdam is . The Teltow Canal links the River Havel near the city of Potsdam with the River Dahme near Köpenick in Berlin's eastern suburbs. It passes immediately to the north of Teltow, forming the border between Brandenburg and Berlin. The central Teltow Stadt railway station is part of the Berlin S-Bahn line . Teltow railway station is to the south-east and is served by RegionalExpress lines 3, 4 and 5. Protected specialty Teltower Rübchen (English: Teltow turnips) are a well known regional specialty; however, yield, homogeneity and handling properties are sub-optimal. Since 1993 they have been registered as a trademark. History The settlement was first mentioned in a 1265 deed issued by Margrave Otto III of Brandenburg. It received its name from the eponymous pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beelitz
Beelitz is a historic town in Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is chiefly known for its cultivation of white asparagus (''Beelitzer Spargel''). Geography Beelitz is situated about 18 km (11 mi) south of Potsdam, on the rim of the Zauche glacial sandur plain. The town is surrounded by extended pine woods of the Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park. Located on an old trade route from Berlin to Leipzig, today the Bundesstraße 2, it also has access to the Bundesautobahn 9 at the ''Beelitz-Heilstätten'' and ''Beelitz'' junctions. Train service to Potsdam and Berlin via the Berlin-Blankenheim railway line is available at Beelitz Stadt and Beelitz-Heilstätten stations. History A 997 deed by Emperor Otto III mentions a settlement with the Slavic name ''Belizi'', though this denotation may also refer to the nearby town of Belzig. The Saint Mary and Saint Nicholas parish church was first mentioned in a 1247 report of a Jewish host desecration, and bleeding h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwielowsee (municipality)
Schwielowsee () is a municipality in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the shore of the Schwielowsee lake, through which the River Havel flows. The municipality was founded on December 31, 2002 in merger of the three villages Caputh, Geltow and Ferch. The Caputh Ferry, a cable ferry across the Havel, links Caputh and Geltow. In the east Schwielowsee shares border with the City of Potsdam, in the west with the town of Werder (Havel). History Geltow (together with Potsdam) was first mentioned as Slavic ''Geliti'' within the Hevelli lands in a 993 deed by Emperor Otto III, who ceded it to his aunt, abbess Matilda of Quedlinburg. The ford in the Havel had been a significant river-crossing since ancient times. Today the ''Bundesstraße 1'' federal highway crosses the river at the ''Baumgartenbrücke''. File:Baumgartenbrücke03.jpg, Semi-provisional Baumgarten-brücke from 1950 in 1985 File:Baumgartenbrücke 1989.jpg, Current Baumgarten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandenburg
Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a states of Germany, state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 square kilometres (11,382 square miles) and a population of 2.5 million residents, it is the List of German states by area, fifth-largest German state by area and the List of German states by population, tenth-most populous. Potsdam is the state capital and largest city, and other major towns are Cottbus, Brandenburg an der Havel and Frankfurt (Oder). Brandenburg surrounds the national capital and city-state of Berlin, and together they form the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, the third-largest Metropolitan regions in Germany, metropolitan area in Germany with a total population of about 6.2 million. There was Fusion of Berlin and Brandenburg#1996 fusion attempt, an unsuccessful attempt to unify both states in 1996 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kloster Lehnin
Kloster Lehnin, or just Lehnin, is a municipality in the German state of Brandenburg. It lies about west-south-west of Potsdam Potsdam () is the capital and, with around 183,000 inhabitants, largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream o .... Overview Kloster Lehnin was established on 1 April 2002 by the merger of 14 villages: The centre of the municipality is Lehnin. It is best known for Lehnin Abbey, the oldest monastery in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, established in 1180 by Otto I, Margrave of Brandenburg, Margrave Otto I. The adjacent settlement developed about 1415 out of a market town, market held by the monks outside the abbey walls. Today, this well-maintained area includes the renovated monastery church and other Gothic architecture, Gothic buildings. In addition to tourism, Kloster Lehnin's local economy is supported primarily by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
