Federal State of

Brandenburg

general information

capital Potsdam

population 2,5 mill. people

(85 people per sq km)

area 29.478,61 sq km

• located in the northeast of Germany

• Berlin is located in the center of Brandenburg

• 33% forest

• 10.000 lakes

Potsdam

• biggest city of Brandenburg • residence city of Prussian kings • kings built many magnificant buildings • e.g. Sanssouci Palace ,Park of Sanssouci,

New Palace, Cecilienhof Palace • 18 castles • two universities, film studios and many

institutions

inhabitants 160.000 people

area 187,3 sq km

region metropolitan region Berlin-Brandenburg

Sights of Potsdam

Brandenburg Gate in Potsdam

Nikolaichurch

museum of film

• was built between 1745-1747

• the summer palace of Frederick II.

• located in the Park of Sanssouci

Sanssouci Palace

City Palace

• completed under Frederick II. in 1751

• destroyed in 1945

• rebuilt for 150.000.000€

• the government of Brandenburg will move there

• palace in the west of Park Sanssouci

• completed under Frederick II. the in 1763

• palace for the king‘s guests

• now part of University of Potsdam

New Palace

• English cottage style

• important palace in German history

• famous as the site of the Potsdam Conference

• World War II ended here

• German division until 1989 was decided here

Cecilienhof Palace

Babelsberg Palace

• located in Park Babelsberg

• Summer residence of prince William and King William I.

• built between 1835-1849

Frederick II.

• born on 24.01.1712 (in Berlin)

• died on 17.08.1786 (in Potsdam)

• introduced school attendance

• ordered construction of many magnificant buildings

• introduced the potato as a food in Europe

grave of Frederick II

Uckermark

• famous for beautiful landscape

• located between Pomerania and Brandenburg

• nature park „Uckermärkische Seen“ is the 3rd biggest nature park in Brandenburg

Lusatia

• western Poland and eastern Germany

• Euro Speedway

• lignite mining

• old mines are lakes now

• new tourismus branch

• culture: Sorbs

Sorbs

• western slavic culture

• Brandenburg and Saxonia

• national minority

• Sorbian languages

• close to Polish and Czech

• Upper sorbish 40.000 people

• Lower sorbish 20.000 people

Sorbish flag

Sorbs

• Catholics

• since 6th century in Lusatia

• tradition:

• Easter ride

• „Zampern“

• costumes

• today:

• own politic party

• Sorbian schools, theatres, medias

• Lusatia

• delta landscape

• Spree delta

• Sorbs live there

• wood houses on many small islands

Spreewald

Spreewald

• punt tours

• no cars but punts

• even post by punt

• canoeing tours

• Spreewald gherkins

• famous

• protected name

Beelitzer Spargel • famous German vegetable • normally we eat Spargel with potatos, sauce

hollandaise • cut between mid April and 24.6.

Baumblüte

• famous festival • more than 100.000 visitors a week • located in Werder/Havel • in spring • second largest German festival after Oktoberfest in Munich • drink fruit wine • called the „Brandenburg Oktoberfest“

art and culture Poets in Brandenburg

Theodor Fontane

• born 1819 in Neuruppin • died 1889 • wrote:

• John Maynard • Die Wanderung durch die Mark Brandenburg

Ludwig Tieck (1773 – 1853)

• born 1773 in Potsdam • died 1853 • wrote:

• Der junge Tischlermeister

• Des Lebens Überfluss

Heinrich von Kleist • born 1777 in Frankfurt • died 1811 • wrote:

• Der Findling • Die Marquise von O

Music

• Brandenburg concertos • 6 concertos • by Johann Sebastian Bach

• Frederick II. • great flutist

• six big orchestras

•Fanfare band

• founded on the 30th june 1963 by Klaus Gesierich

• started with 5 young people

• famous all over the world

• many prices

Famous people

• Wilhelm von Humbolt (22.6.1767-8.4.1835)

• born in Potsdam

• important diplomat

• Karl Friedrich Schinkel (13.3.1781-9.10.1841)

• born in Neuruppin

• important architect

• Peter Joseph Lenné (29.9.1789-23.1.1866)

• died in Potsdam

• designed many parks

Famous people

• Wolfgang Joop (18.11.1944)

• born and lives in Potsdam

• fashion designer

01-06-2013

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