Havelland

Havelland is a district in Brandenburg, Germany.

Havelland
District
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 52°38′N 12°38′E
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Rathenow
Area
• Total	1,717 km2 (663 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2023)[1]
• Total	169,721
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HVL
Website	http://www.havelland.de

History

The district was established in 1993 by joining the old districts of Nauen and Rathenow.

Havelland is the name for the regions on the banks of the Havel river between the city of Berlin and the Elbe river. This region also includes the cities of Brandenburg and Potsdam, that are not part of the district. The Havelland 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 Friesack1, 2 Mühlenberge Paulinenaue Pessin Retzow Wiesenaue 2. Nennhausen Kotzen Märkisch Luch Nennhausen1 Stechow-Ferchesar	3. Rhinow Gollenberg Großderschau Havelaue Kleßen-Görne Rhinow1, 2 Seeblick
1seat of the Amt; 2town