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Potsdam

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Potsdam

Total population

178,089

Coordinates52.40°, 13.06°

Demographic figures from Destatis. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

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City facts

Overview

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 25 kilometres southwest of Berlin's city centre. The name of the city and of many of its boroughs are of Slavic origin.

History & geography

Geography

Latitude
52.4009
Longitude
13.0591
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

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Official Identifiers

Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office

AGS
12054000
Population (Wikidata)
187,119
Wikidata
Q1711

Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439

Sources

  • Wikipedia
  • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
  • Destatis — German Federal Statistical Office — Amtlicher Gemeindeschlüssel (AGS) via Wikidata P439