Brandenburg
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| Brandenburg | |||
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| — State of Germany — | |||
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| Location of Brandenburg in Germany | |||
| Country | Germany | ||
| Capital | Potsdam | ||
| Government | |||
| • Minister President | Matthias Platzeck (SPD) | ||
| • Governing parties | CDU / SPD | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 29,479 km2 (11,382 sq mi) | ||
| Population | |||
| • Total | 2,548,200 | ||
| • Density | 86.4412/km2 (223.882/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| NUTS Region | |||
| 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 became divided into three Bezirke (Potsdam, Frankfurt and Cottbus). The capital of Brandenburg is Potsdam.
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[change] History of Brandenburg
- 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
[change] Administration
Brandenburg is divided into fourteen Kreise (districts):
- Prignitz
- Ostprignitz-Ruppin
- Oberhavel
- Uckermark
- Havelland
- Barnim
- Märkisch-Oderland
- Potsdam-Mittelmark
- Teltow-Fläming
- Oder-Spree
- Dahme-Spreewald
- Elbe-Elster
- Oberspreewald-Lausitz
- Spree-Neiße
Also Brandenburg has four Kreisfreie Städte (district-free city):
[change] List of Minister-Presidents of Brandenburg
- 1945 - 1949: Karl Steinhoff
- 1949 - 1952: Rudi Jahn
- 1990 - 2002: Manfred Stolpe (SPD)
- since 2002: Matthias Platzeck (SPD)
[change] Cities and counties in Brandenburg
The capital, Potsdam
Brandenburg is divided into fourteen (rural) counties (Landkreise),
and four urban districts (kreisfreie Städte),
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