Havelsee

Havelsee
Location of Havelsee within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
Location of Havelsee
Havelsee
Havelsee
Coordinates: 52°30′N 12°28′E / 52.500°N 12.467°E / 52.500; 12.467
CountryGermany
StateBrandenburg
DistrictPotsdam-Mittelmark
Municipal assoc.Beetzsee
Subdivisions8 Ortsteile
Government
 • Mayor (2024–29) Günter Noack[1] (Ind.)
Area
 • Total
81.97 km2 (31.65 sq mi)
Elevation
39 m (128 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total
3,212
 • Density39.19/km2 (101.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
14778, 14798
Dialling codes033834
Vehicle registrationPM
Websitewww.havelsee.de

Havelsee (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːfl̩ˌzeː] ) is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, 12 km northwest of Brandenburg.

The Pritzerbe Ferry, a vehicular cable ferry, crosses the Havel between Havelsee and Kützkow.

Mayor

The mayor of Havelsee since 2003 is Günther Noack, he was reelected in 2014 with 83,4 % of the votes.[3]

Protected areas

Over 80% of the area of the borough of Havelsee is covered by overlapping protected areas of various types. These include the natural monument of Weißes Fenn Marzahne as well as 3 nature reserves and 4 SACs.

Notable people

Demography

References

  1. ^ Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Bekanntmachung des endgültigen Wahlergebnisses sowie der Name des gewählten Bewerbers zur Wahl des Bürgermeisters der Stadt Havelsee am 25.05.2014" (PDF) (in German). Mühlenberg, Wahlleiterin. 3 June 2014.
  4. ^ Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons