Ketzin

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Ketzin
Town in The Havelland (district) Located in Brandenburg Germany
Stadt Ketzin
Town Hall
Town Hall
Coat of arms of Ketzin
Ketzin In Germany
Ketzin In Germany
Ketzin In Havelland (district)
Coordinates: 52°28′11″N 12°50′42″E / 52.46972°N 12.84500°E / 52.46972; 12.84500
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (Central European Time)
 • Summer (DST)Central European Summer Time
Vehicle registrationHVL
Websitehttps://www-ketzin-de.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Ketzin (German: [kɛˈt͡siːn] , official name: Ketzin/Havel) is a town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, 17 km northwest of Potsdam, and 40 km west of Berlin.

History[edit]

Demography[edit]

Ketzin/Havel: Population development
within the current boundaries (2020)[1]
YearPop.±% p.a.
1875 6,320—    
1890 7,699+1.32%
1910 7,804+0.07%
1925 6,808−0.91%
1939 6,896+0.09%
1950 10,149+3.58%
1964 7,821−1.84%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1971 8,031+0.38%
1981 7,008−1.35%
1985 6,883−0.45%
1990 6,488−1.18%
1995 6,416−0.22%
2000 6,442+0.08%
2005 6,541+0.31%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2010 6,405−0.42%
2015 6,412+0.02%
2016 6,474+0.97%
2017 6,503+0.45%
2018 6,498−0.08%
2019 6,530+0.49%
2020 6,595+1.00%

Geography[edit]

The town counts 6 Ortsteile (civil parishes): Etzin, Falkenrehde, Knoblauch, Paretz, Tremmen and Zachow.

Transport[edit]

The Ketzin Cable Ferry, a vehicular cable ferry, crosses the Havel between Ketzin and Schmergow.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links[edit]

Media related to Ketzin/Havel at Wikimedia Commons