Brandenburg an der Havel

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Brandenburg an der Havel
Town
Brandenburg an der Havel in May 2015
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Brandenburg an der Havel
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Coordinates: 52°25′N 12°32′E / 52.417°N 12.533°E / 52.417; 12.533
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Urban district
Government
• Lord mayor (2018–26)	Steffen Scheller[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	228.80 km2 (88.34 sq mi)
Elevation	32 m (105 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	73,609
• Density	320/km2 (830/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	14770, 14772, 14774, 14776
Dialling codes	03381
Vehicle registration	BRB
Website	www.stadt-brandenburg.de

Brandenburg an der Havel (German pronunciation: [ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈhaːfl̩] ^ⓘ; Polabian: Brenna) is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, which served as the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg until it was replaced by Berlin in 1417.

With a population of 72,040 (as of 2020), it is located on the banks of the River Havel. The town of Brandenburg provided the name for the medieval Bishopric of Brandenburg, the Margraviate of Brandenburg and the current state of Brandenburg. Today, it is a small town compared to nearby Berlin but was the original nucleus of the former realms of Brandenburg and Prussia.