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Potsdam

Also known as Imperial City of Potsdam

Potsdam () is the capital and largest city of the German state of Brandenburg. It is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. Potsdam sits on the River Havel, a tributary of the Elbe, downstream of Berlin, and lies embedded in a hilly morainic landscape dotted with many lakes, around 20 of which are located within Potsdam's city limits. It lies some southwest of Berlin's city centre. The name of the city and of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin.

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Potsdam is the capital and largest city of Brandenburg, a German state that is part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region, located southwest of Berlin along the River Havel. The city is notable for its scenic location in a hilly landscape with numerous lakes, around 20 of which lie within its boundaries, and has a history reflected in the Slavic origins of its name and many of its neighborhoods.

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German place.name: Potsdam
German place.type: City
German place.image_flag: Flag of Potsdam.svg
German place.image_coa: DEU Potsdam COA.svg
German place.state: Brandenburg
German place.district: urban
German place.area: 187.28
German place.elevation: 32
German place.postal_code: 14467–14482
German place.area_code: 0331
German place.licence: P
German place.Gemeindeschlüssel: 12 0 54 000
German place.website: www.potsdam.de
German place.mayor: Noosha Aubel
German place.leader_term: 2025–33
German place.Bürgermeistertitel: Oberbürgermeister
German place.party: independent
German place.year: 1776

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Wikidata facts

Part of: Berlin-Brandenburg Metropolitan Region
Official name: Potsdam
Demonym: potsdampiense
Country: Soviet occupation zone of Germany
Located in: Kingdom of Prussia
Population: 187119
Area: 188.26
Elevation: 35
Time zone: Central European Time
Body of water: Jungfernsee
Capital of: Potsdam Government Region
Shares border with: Stahnsdorf
Highest point: Kleiner Ravensberg
Official website: www.potsdam.de
Image: 2018-08-10 DE Potsdam, Havel, Potsdamer Stadtschloss, Charlottenhof 05609390 (49952695592).jpg
Dialing code: 0331
Licence plate code: P

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described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
twinned administrative body: Versailles
postal code: 14480
topic's main category: Category:Potsdam
Commons category: Potsdam
category for people born here: Category:Births in Potsdam
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Potsdam
category of associated people: Category:People from Potsdam
category for people buried here: Category:Burials in Potsdam
Commons gallery: Potsdam
short name: Po
time of earliest written record: 0993-07-03
member of: Organization of World Heritage Cities
P6482: Potsdam
native label: Potsdam
P8168: Lepus
category for honorary citizens of entity: Category:Honorary citizens of Potsdam
P11012: Bad Aibling
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number of viewers/listeners: 369667
hashtag: Potsdam

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Geography
Subdivisions
Climate
Etymology
History
Pre- and early history
Early modern era
Governorate of Potsdam
20th century
Demography
International residents
Governance
City government
Brandenburg state government
Twin towns – sister cities
Infrastructure
Transport
Rail transport
Road transport
Airports
Education and research
Culture
Parks
Sports
Notable people
Honorary citizens
See also
References
Sources
External links

Potsdam was a residence of the Prussian kings and the German Emperor until 1918. Its planning embodied ideas of the Age of Enlightenment: through a careful balance of architecture and landscape, Potsdam was intended as "a picturesque, pastoral dream" which would remind its residents of their relationship with nature and reason.

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