Brandenburg
Brandenburg | |
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Country | Germany |
Capital | Potsdam |
Government | |
•Minister President | Dietmar Woidke(SPD) |
• Governing parties | SPD/Linke |
Area | |
• Total | 29,480 km2(11,380 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,548,200 |
• Density | 86/km2(220/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1(CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2(CEST) |
Website | brandenburg.de |
Brandenburg(Low Sorbian:Bramborska,Low German:Brannenborg) is a state (Bundesland) inGermany.It has been a state since 1990. It is 29,480 km² in area. It has about 2.6 million inhabitants.
Until 1945 it was the biggest province inPrussia,with 38,278 km² and 3 million inhabitants. From 1949 to 1952 it was a state in theGerman Democratic Republic.In 1952 it became divided into threeBezirke(Potsdam, Frankfurt and Cottbus). The capital of Brandenburg isPotsdam.
Berlinis in the middle of Brandenburg. But it is not part of Brandenburg. It is acity state.
History
[change|change source]- 1373 Karl IV bought Brandenburg for his sons from theWittelsbacher
- 1539Protestant Reformation
- 1618 United with Prussia
- 1815 Brandenburg became a province in Prussia
- 1945 Brandenburg lost 32% toPoland
- 1949 State in East Germany
- 1952 Divided into threeBezirke(Districts)
- 1990 State of the reunited Germany
Administration
[change|change source]Brandenburg is divided into fourteenKreise(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 fourKreisfreie Städte(district-free city):
List of Minister-Presidents
[change|change source]- 1945 - 1949:Karl Steinhoff
- 1949 - 1952:Rudi Jahn
- 1990 - 2002:Manfred Stolpe(SPD)
- 2002 - 2013:Matthias Platzeck(SPD)
- since 2013:Dietmar Woidke(SPD)
Cities and counties
[change|change source]Brandenburg is divided into fourteen (rural) counties (Landkreise),
and four urban districts (kreisfreie Städte),