Havelland

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Havelland
Map of Brandenburg highlighting the district Havelland
State	Brandenburg
County seat	Rathenow
Area	1717 km²
Population	152,200 (2002)
Pop. density	88 inh./km²
Car identification	HVL
Web page	http://www.havelland.de

Havelland is a 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).

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

[edit] History

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

[edit] Geography

Geographically Havelland is the name for the regions on the banks of the Havel river 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.

[edit] Coat of arms

The eagle is the heraldic animal of Brandenburg. The swan is often used as a symbol for the Havelland region.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Ämter	free municipalities
Falkensee Friesack Ketzin Nauen Premnitz Rathenow Rhinow	Brieselang Friesack Ketzin Milow Nauen Land Nennhausen Premnitz Rhinow Schönwalde-Glien	Dallgow-Döberitz Wustermark

[edit] External links

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

	Urban and rural districts in the Federal State of Brandenburg in Germany
Urban districts	Brandenburg | Cottbus | Frankfurt (Oder) | Potsdam
Rural districts	Barnim | Dahme-Spreewald | Elbe-Elster | Havelland | Märkisch-Oderland | Oberhavel | Oberspreewald-Lausitz Oder-Spree | Ostprignitz-Ruppin | Potsdam-Mittelmark | Prignitz | Spree-Neiße | Teltow-Fläming | Uckermark