City
Brandenburg an der Havel
Western Europe
Brandenburg an der Havel is a town in the German state of Brandenburg, on the banks of the River Havel, which served as the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg until it was replaced by Berlin in 1417. It gave its name to the medieval Bishopric of Brandenburg, the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the present day state of Brandenburg, and had a population of 73,945 as of 2025; though now a small town compared with nearby Berlin, it was the original nucleus of the former realms of Brandenburg and Prussia.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Population Estimate Year Elevation (m) Latitude52.414139 degrees north 2 In the Other Atlases
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1. Brandenburg an der Havel (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead paragraph, population
population of 73,945
- In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Brandenburg an der Havel (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 52.414139, longitude 12.554083
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 32 m
P2046 (area)
area 228.8 sq km
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population (2025)
View the Source3. Wikidata: Brandenburg an der Havel
- Wikidata Q3931, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Wikidata Q3931 P1249, class allow-list match, knownqid pass (w-bbfill-geography5-0926)
P1249 value year 928
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