Brandenburg
| Land Brandenburg (Brandenburg) | |||||
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 Brandenburg location (dark green) on the territory of Germany | |||||
| Administration | |||||
| Country |  Germany | ||||
| Capital | Potsdam | ||||
| Minister-President | Matthias Platzeck ( SPD ) | ||||
| Party (or parties) | SPD / DL | ||||
| Diet : SPD : Die Linke : CDU : A90/Verts : FDP : Total: | 31 26 19 7 5 88 | ||||
| Recent elections to the Landtag | September 27, 2009 | ||||
| Next elections to the Landtag | September 2014 | ||||
| Number of votes in the Bundesrat | 4 | ||||
| Statistical data | |||||
| Area | 29 478.61 km ( 5th ) | ||||
| Population (31/10/08) | 2,525,404 inhab. ( 10th ) | ||||
| Density | 85.67 inhabitants / km ( 15th ) | ||||
| GDP (2008) | 54.9 billion ( 11th ) | ||||
| GDP per capita. | 21 700 ( 15 th ) | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| ISO 3166-2 | DE-BR | ||||
| Official site | brandenburg.de | ||||
Brandenburg (in German Sorbian is one of the Federated States composing the German. It completely surrounds the city-state of Berlin and is centrally located in the former German Democratic Republic. The name is derived from the city of Brandenburg-Havel-sur-la where was the seat of power at the time of the establishment of the Mark Brandenburg. With a population density of 86 inhabitants per square km, Brandenburg is the Land of the least populated German after that of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. There are the poorest regions of Germany, some regions with an average income lower than the Czech Republic. On the other hand, thanks to its history Prussian is one of the German states with the best in cultural landscapes.
Summary |
The Land of Brandenburg, from the old Province of Brandenburg , was created for the first time in 1947 , upon dissolution of the Free State of Prussia , and only lasted six years. Like all East German Lnder in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), it was dissolved in turn in 1952 and replaced by three districts (Bezirke), administrative units in the GDR district of Cottbus , Frankfurt district-l Oder and Potsdam district. During the German reunification , the state of Brandenburg was reconstituted in 1990 from German territory of the Prussian province of Brandenburg , which corresponded to the March of Brandenburg (Mark Brandenburg) west of the Oder. The territory of the March of Brandenburg east of the Oder, called New Start (Neumark), is part of the territory Poland since 1945. The Old Walking (Altmark), which formerly formed part of the March of Brandenburg and the Prussian Saxony , is part of the Land of Saxony-Anhalt today.
Geography
Among the Lnder of the former East Germany , Brandenburg is the largest with about 30,000 sq. km. To the east it borders on Poland and shares the Oder and Neisse rivers as borders. The neighboring states are the Land of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the north, the Land of Saxony-Anhalt in the west and the Land of Saxony to the south. The city-state of Berlin is located in the center is part of Brandenburg. The largest cities (by population) are Potsdam , Brandenburg's capital and seat of government and thus the Landtag , Cottbus , Brandenburg-sur-la-Havel and Frankfurt / Oder. Eberswalde , Neuruppin , Schwedt and Eisenhttenstadt are also important cities.
Brandenburg is a very wooded land crisscrossed by rivers, especially in the southeast with the Spreewald and the north with Havel , making it a popular destination for hiking and water sports. More than 3000 naturally occurring lakes and 30,000 km of waterways are the German state of Brandenburg with the best in water bodies. Other significant natural areas in Brandenburg are Havelland (the country of Havel ) with intensive fruit cultivation in the west of the Land, Schorfheide in central-north, a wooded area known for centuries for hunting The Lusatia in the southeast, the Flming in central-south-west, the Mrkische Schweiz hilly and wooded in the east, the shores of the Oder in the east and Prignitz, fairly flat landscape in the Northwestern Land.
Large rivers do not affect the Brandenburg in the east, the Neisse and Oder form its border with Poland on the west side, the Elbe between the Lnder of Saxony-Anhalt and Lower Saxony. Only the Havel and Spree rivers are important for the region. The largest lakes in Brandenburg are Schwielochsee (13.3 km ), the Scharmtzelsee (12.0 km ), the Unteruckersee (10.4 km ) and Parsteiner See (10.0 km ).
Climate
Brandenburg is the climate of qualified high oceanic gradient continental influence, with strong seasonal. The average annual temperature is 8.7 C, the coldest month is January with an average temperature of -1.1 C, the warmest month is July with an average temperature of 18.4 C.
The average annual rainfall is less than 600 mm, making it one of the Brandenburg Lnder driest. The region of the Oderbruch on the banks of the Oder , and is one of the driest regions of the whole of Germany, with an average rainfall of less than 500 mm. Though most rainfall occurs in summer and winter months and spring are rather dry, the risk of forest fire are quite high in summer because of long dry periods between the occurrences of heavy rainfall.
The average duration of sunshine is 1600 hours.
| Month | January | February | March | April | May | Jul | Jul | Aug | September | October | November | December | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperatures ( C) | -1,1 | -0,3 | 3,3 | 8,3 | 13,4 | 16,8 | 18,4 | 17,7 | 14,2 | 8,9 | 4,2 | 0,7 | 8,7 |
| Average rainfall (mm) | 44 | 39 | 32 | 42 | 47 | 66 | 71 | 71 | 45 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 590 |
Flora and fauna
Extensive pine forests and the moors , which often develop in areas formerly used by Soviet armies in East Germany are typical of the flora of Brandenburg, where the soil is mostly sandy.
Culture
Cultural life is not confined to major cities of Brandenburg, but also manifests itself strongly in the various festivals are well distributed throughout the land. The festivals of classical music and opera at the castle of Rheinsberg , where Frederick II of Prussia spent his youth, the festival of classical music Musiksommer seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century the old monastery of Chorin and theater festivals and modern music at the Chateau de Neuhardenberg near Frankfurt / Oder is particularly noteworthy.
The major theaters in Brandenburg:
- Hans-Otto Theater in Potsdam
- At Staatstheater Cottbus
- Uckermrkische Bhnen in Schwedt
- Brandenburger Theater in Brandenburg-sur-la-Havel
Higher Education
The universities in Brandenburg:
- Universitt Potsdam
- European University Viadrina in Frankfurt an der Oder
- Brandenburgische Technische Universitt Cottbus University of Technology Cottbus
The Fachhochschule Brandenburg:
- Fachhochschule Brandenburg Brandenburg-sur-la-Havel
- Fachhochschule Eberswalde Eberswalde
- Fachhochschule Lausitz Senftenberg and Cottbus
- Fachhochschule Potsdam in Potsdam
- Technische Fachhochschule Wildau to Wildau
- University of Management and Communication in Potsdam
- Hochschule fr Film und Fernsehen Konrad Wolf (Graduate School of Film and Television) in Potsdam
Politics
The seat of the Landtag (regional parliament) is Potsdam.
Since German reunification , the state has known only two presidents Minister , from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). The first, Manfred Stolpe , led the government of 1990 to 2002 , at the head of three governments, including a clear majority.
The current Minister-President is, since 26 June 2002 , Matthias Platzeck. Until 6 November 2009 , he was supported by a grand coalition with the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). Since then, he heads a government formed by a red-red coalition with Die Linke.
In addition, 1990 to 1994 , Brandenburg was the first Land to experience a traffic light coalition , comprising the SPD, Alliance 90/The Greens and the Liberal Democratic Party (FDP).
Urban and rural districts
Since 1993 , the state of Brandenburg has 14 districts and 4 city-boroughs. No district is named after its chief town, which is an exception among German states.
The number of municipalities in Brandenburg is 419, including 108 cities and 4 towns boroughs.
| Nr | Blazon | Borough | Registration | Chief town | Inhabitants | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  | Borough of Barnim | BAR | Eberswalde | 177.678 | 1494.33 km |
| 2. |  | District of Dahme-Spree-to-Forest (Dahme-Spreewald) | LDS | Luebben (Spreewald) | 161.509 | 2261.09 km |
| 3. |  | District of Elbe-Elster | EE | Herzberg (Elster) | 115.852 | 1889.34 km |
| 4. |  | Borough Land of Havel (Havelland) | HVL | Rathenow | 155.291 | 1717.15 km |
| 5. |  | Borough of Mrkisch-Western Oder (Mrkisch-Oderland) | MOL | Seelow | 191.326 | 2127.99 km |
| 6. |  | Borough of Upper Havel (Oberhavel) | OHV | Oranienburg | 202.348 | 1795.77 km |
| 7. |  | Borough of High Forest-of-Spree Lusatia (Lausitz Oberspreewald) | OSL | Senftenberg | 125.541 | 1216.65 km |
| 8. |  | District of Oder-Spree | LOS | Beeskow | 186.841 | 2242.71 km |
| 9. |  | Borough of Prignitz de l'Est-Ruppin (Ostprignitz-Ruppin) | OPR | Neuruppin | 104.948 | 2509.22 km |
| 10. |  | District of Potsdam-Mittelmark | PM | Belzig | 204.459 | 2575.05 km |
| 11. |  | Borough of Prignitz | PR | Perleberg | 84.502 | 2123.31 km |
| 12. |  | District of Spree-Neisse (Spree-Neisse) | SPN | Forst (Lausitz) | 130.974 | 1647.89 km |
| 13. |  | District of Teltow-Flming | TF | Luckenwalde | 162.315 | 2092.08 km |
| 14. |  | Borough Uckermark | UM | Prenzlau | 133.189 | 3058.08 km |
| The city-districts (Kreisfreie Stdte) in Brandenburg: | ||||||
| 1. |  | Brandenburg-sur-la-Havel | BRB | 72.583 | 228.77 km | |
| 2. |  | Cottbus | CB | 101.821 | 150.3 km | |
| 3. |  | Frankfurt / Oder | FF | 61.497 | 147.61 km | |
| 4. |  | Potsdam | P | 152.730 | 187.37 km | |
Regions NUTS
From 2007, Brandenburg is divided according to classification of territorial units for statistics (NUTS-2) in two regions that comprise the districts as follows:
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External Links
- (De) Official site of the Land of Brandenburg
- (De) (en) Official site of the capital city of Brandenburg
- (De) (en) Tourism Brandenburg
- (Of) Brandenburg Historic Landscape
| Cities boroughs (Kreisfreie Stdte) | Brandenburg-sur-la-Havel | Cottbus | Frankfurt-Oder | Potsdam |  |
| Districts (Landkreis) | Barnim | Dahme-Spree-to-Forest | Elbe-Elster | Pays de la Havel | Mrkisch-Western Oder | Upper Havel | High Forest-of-Spree Lusatia | Oder-Spree | Prignitz-de-l East-Ruppin | Potsdam-Mittelmark | Prignitz | Spree-Neisse | Teltow-Flming | Uckermark | |
| Baden-Wurttemberg Lower Saxony Bavaria Berlin Brandenburg Bremen Hamburg Hesse Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Rhine-Westphalia Rhineland-Palatinate Saar Saxony Saxony-Anhalt Schleswig-Holstein Thuringia |
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