Brandenburg

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Brandenburg is a state (Bundesland) in Germany. It has been a state since 1990. It is 29,056 km² and has 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 East Germany and in 1952 became divided into three Bezirke (Potsdam, Frankfurt and Cottbus). The capital of Brandenburg is Potsdam.


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[edit] History of Brandenburg


[edit] 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):

[edit] List of Minister-Presidents of Brandenburg

  • 1945 - 1949: Karl Steinhoff
  • 1949 - 1952: Rudi Jahn
  • 1990 - 2002: Manfred Stolpe (SPD)
  • since 2002: Matthias Platzeck (SPD)


[edit] Cities in Brandenburg