Havelland

Havelland
—  District  —
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Rathenow
Area
• Total	1,717 km2 (663 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)
• Total	154,891
• Density	90/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	HVL
Website	http://www.havelland.de

yellowish green = less than 40 meters above sea level,
brown = more than 45 m above sea level,
green = forests, mostly more than 45 m above sea level

Havelland (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːfəlˌlant]) is a geograhical region and district in Brandenburg, Germany. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of Ostprignitz-Ruppin and Oberhavel, the city-state of Berlin, the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark, the city of Brandenburg and the state of Saxony-Anhalt (districts of Jerichower Land and Stendal).

History

The district was established in 1993 by merging the former districts of Nauen and Rathenow.

Geography

Geographically Havelland is the name for the regions on the banks of the Havel river and the area surrounded by the large "U", surrounded by its course between the city of Berlin and the confluence with the Elbe river. This region also includes the cities of Brandenburg and Potsdam, that are not part of the district. The district mainly consists of the areas north of the Havel river.

Coat of arms

The red eagle is the heraldic animal of Brandenburg. The head of the eagle is part of the coat of arms of Rathenow. The swan is often used as a symbol for the Havelland region.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Falkensee Ketzin Nauen Premnitz Rathenow Amt-free municipalities Brieselang Dallgow-Döberitz Milower Land Schönwalde-Glien Wustermark	1. Friesack Friesack1, 2 Mühlenberge Paulinenaue Pessin Retzow Wiesenaue 2. Nennhausen Kotzen Märkisch Luch Nennhausen1 Stechow-Ferchesar	3. Rhinow Gollenberg Großderschau Havelaue Kleßen-Görne Rhinow1, 2 Seeblick
1seat of the Amt; 2town

External links

• Official website (German)
• Touristical website (German, English)