Ketzin (, official name: ''Ketzin/Havel'') is a town in the Havelland district, in

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. It is situated on the river Havel, 17 km northwest 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 ...

, and 40 km west of

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History

Demography

File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Ketzin.pdf, Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule) File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Ketzin.pdf, Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the

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in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line); for 2020-2030 (green line)

Geography

The town counts 6 ''Ortsteile'' (civil parishes): Etzin, Falkenrehde, Knoblauch, Paretz,

Tremmen Tremmen is a village in Brandenburg, Germany, situated in the district of Havelland. It is one of the civil parishes (''Ortsteile'') of the town of Ketzin. History The village was founded in 1161 with the name of ''Tremene''. Until October 26, 200 ...

and Zachow.

Transport

The

Ketzin Cable Ferry The Ketzin Cable Ferry is a vehicular cable ferry that crosses the River Havel between Ketzin and Schmergow, both located in Brandenburg, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. ...

, a vehicular

cable ferry A cable ferry (including the terms chain ferry, swing ferry, floating bridge, or punt) is a ferry that is guided (and in many cases propelled) across a river or large body of water by cables connected to both shores. Early cable ferries often ...

, crosses the Havel between Ketzin and Schmergow.

References

External links

Localities in Havelland {{Brandenburg-geo-stub