Havelland (district)

Havelland
District
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Rathenow
Area
• Total	1,717 km^2 (663 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
• Total	153,874
• Density	90/km^2 (230/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration	HVL
Website	http://www.havelland.de

yellowish green = less than 40 meters above sea level,
brown = more than 45 m above sea level,
green = forests, mostly more than 45 m above sea level

Havelland (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːfəlˌlant]) is a district or county 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).

History

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

Demography

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  Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state; Grey Background: Time of Nazi rule; Red Background: Time of Communist rule)

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  Recent Population Development (Blue Line) and Forecasts

Landkreis Havelland:
Population development within the current boundaries^[2]

Year Population 1875 68 310 1890 78 689 1910 93 714 1925 108 499 1933 119 395 1939 142 609 1946 170 907 1950 169 878 1964 148 834 1971 150 101

Year Population 1981 141 667 1985 139 178 1989 135 420 1990 132 710 1991 130 190 1992 129 551 1993 129 167 1994 129 908 1995 131 821 1996 134 325

Year Population 1997 138 081 1998 142 151 1999 146 064 2000 149 285 2001 151 514 2002 152 667 2003 153 328 2004 154 044 2005 155 019 2006 155 408

Year Population 2007 155 359 2008 155 141 2009 154 984 2010 154 891 2011 152 915 2012 153 294

Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.^[3]

Geography

Geographically the Havelland refers to the land either side of the Havel river and the area surrounded by the large "U" bend in its course between the city of Berlin and its confluence with the Elbe river. The district mainly consists of the areas north of the Havel river.

Coat of arms

The red eagle is the heraldic animal of Brandenburg. The head of the eagle is part of the coat of arms of Rathenow. The swan is often used as a symbol for the Havelland region.

Towns and municipalities

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Falkensee Ketzin Nauen Premnitz Rathenow Amt-free municipalities Brieselang Dallgow-Döberitz Milower Land Schönwalde-Glien Wustermark	1. Friesack Friesack^1, 2 Mühlenberge Paulinenaue Pessin Retzow Wiesenaue 2. Nennhausen Kotzen Märkisch Luch Nennhausen^1 Stechow-Ferchesar	3. Rhinow Gollenberg Großderschau Havelaue Kleßen-Görne Rhinow^1, 2 Seeblick
^1seat of the Amt; ^2town

References

1. "Bevölkerung im Land Brandenburg nach amtsfreien Gemeinden, Ämtern und Gemeinden 31. Dezember 2013 (Fortgeschriebene amtliche Einwohnerzahlen auf Grundlage des Zensus 2011)". Amt für Statistik Berlin-Brandenburg (in German). 2014.
2. Boundaries as of 2013
3. Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons

External links

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

Coordinates: 52°38′N 12°38′E / 52.633°N 12.633°E