- Province of Brandenburg
Infobox Former Subdivision
conventional_long_name = Brandenburg
common_name = Brandenburg
subdivision = Province
nation =Prussia
image_map_caption = Brandenburg (red}, within theKingdom of Prussia , within theGerman Empire
national_anthem=Brandenburglied
capital =Potsdam (1815- 1827)
Berlin (1827-1843)Potsdam (1843-1918)Charlottenburg (1918-1946)
stat_area1= 38275
stat_year1 = 1939
stat_pop1 = 3023443
p1= Margravate of Brandenburg
image_p1 =
s1 = Berlin
flag_s1 = Flag of Berlin.svg
s2 = Brandenburg
flag_s2 = Flag of Brandenburg.svg
s3 = Poznań Voivodeship
flag_s3 = POL Poznań flag.svg
year_start = 1816
year_end = 1946
event1 = Greater Berlin Act
date_event1 =1 October 1920
pol_subdiv = Potsdam FrankfurtThe Province of Brandenburg ( _de. Provinz Brandenburg) was a province of the
Kingdom of Prussia and theFree State of Prussia from 1815 to 1946. Its capital was originallyPotsdam , before moving toBerlin in 1827, then back to Potsdam in 1843 and finally inBerlin-Charlottenburg in 1918.History
The province of Brandenburg was created from the majority of the territory that previously formed the
Margraviate of Brandenburg , which had been under Prussian rule since theHouse of Hohenzollern , rulers of Brandenburg, inherited theDuchy of Prussia in 1618 (seeBrandenburg-Prussia ). The major territorial difference was that the province’s western border was brought eastward to theElbe River , with theAltmark region (west of the Elbe) going to the newly-formedProvince of Saxony . TheNeumark region east of theOder River was retained by Brandenburg, as wasLower Lusatia .On
1 April 1881 Berlin became a city district (Stadtkreis Berlin ) separate from Brandenburg. TheGreater Berlin Act of 1920 expanded the borders of Berlin, incorporating numerous surrounding districts and towns from Brandenburg to form Greater Berlin ( _de. Groß-Berlin). On21 March 1939 while part ofNazi Germany , the Province of Brandenburg was renamed Mark Brandenburg.In 1946, after
World War II , the section of Brandenburg east of theOder-Neisse line was ceded to Poland to form thePoznań Voivodeship . The remaining territory became part of theSoviet occupation zone and became part ofEast Germany in 1949. FollowingGerman reunification in 1990,Brandenburg was re-established as a state of the Federal Republic of Germany.Administration
The province of Brandenburg was divided into two
Regierungsbezirk e, Frankfurt and Potsdam.Regierungsbezirk Frankfurt
Urban districts (
Stadtkreis e)#
Cottbus (from 1886)
#Forst (Lausitz) (from 1897)
#Frankfurt an der Oder (from 1826)
#Guben (from 1884)
# Landsberg (Warthe) (from 1892)Rural districts (
Landkreis e)# Calau
# Cottbus
# Crossen (Oder)
# Guben
# Königsberg Nm.
# Landsberg (Warthe)
# Lebus
# Luckau
# Lübben (Spreewald)
# Meseritz
# Oststernberg
# Schwerin (Warthe)
# Soldin
# Sorau (Lausitz)
# Spremberg (Lausitz)
# Weststernberg
# Züllichau-SchwiebusRegierungsbezirk Potsdam
Urban districts (
Stadtkreis e)#
Lichtenberg (1908-1920; from 1912: known as Berlin-Lichtenberg; after 1920: part of Groß-Berlin)
#Schöneberg (1899-1920; from 1912: known as Berlin-Schöneberg; after 1920: part of Groß-Berlin)
#Wilmersdorf (1907-1920; from 1912: known as Berlin-Wilmersdorf; after 1920: part of Groß-Berlin)
# Brandenburg (Havel) (from 1881)
#Charlottenburg (1877-1920; then a part of Groß-Berlin)
#Eberswalde (from 1911)
#Neukölln (1899-1920; then a part of Groß-Berlin)
#Potsdam (from 1809)
#Rathenow (from1925)
#Spandau (1886-1920; then a part of Groß-Berlin)
#Wittenberge (from 1922)Rural districts (
Landkreis e)# Angermünde
# Beeskow-Storkow
# Jüterbog-Luckenwalde
# Niederbarnim (mostly incorporated into Groß-Berlin in 1920)
# Oberbarnim
# Osthavelland (mostly incorporated into Groß-Berlin in 1920)
# Ostprignitz
# Prenzlau
# Ruppin
# Teltow (mostly incorporated into Groß-Berlin in 1920)
# Templin
# Westhavelland
# Westprignitz
# Zauch-BelzigExternal links
* [http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/provinz_brandenburg.htm Further information (in German)]
* [http://www.gemeindeverzeichnis.de/gem1900//gem1900.htm?brandenburg/brandenburg1900.htm Population breakdown of Brandenburg province, 1910 (in German)]
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