Havelsee
Town in Brandenburg, Germany
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.
01Mayor
The mayor of Havelsee since 2003 is Günther Noack, he was reelected in 2014 with 83,4 % of the votes.
02Protected 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.
03Notable people
- Lothar Kreyssig (1898-1986), magistrate in Brandenburg an der Havel, a member of the Confessing Church, euthanasia opponents and founder of Action Reconciliation Service for Peace, 1937-1971 residing in the Bruderhof at Hohenferchesar
- Walter Kuntze (1883-1960), General of the Wehrmacht
04Demography
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Sources and credits
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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Havelsee in PM.png by own work by Geograv, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Schulhauspritzerbe.JPG by gregor rom, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Kirchefohrde.JPG by gregor rom, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bevölkerungsentwicklung Gräben.pdf by Hans G. Oberlack, CC BY-SA 4.0
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