Editing Havelland (district)

{{About|the county in Brandenburg, Germany|the region of the same name|Havelland}}
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{{Infobox District DE
|name=Havelland
|state=Brandenburg
|image_flag=Hissflagge Landkreises Havelland.svg
|image_coa=DEU Havelland COA.svg
|capital=[[Rathenow]]
|area=1717
|Kreisschlüssel    = 12063
| district_admin    = Roger Lewandowski  
| admin_party       = CDU
|carsign=HVL, NAU, RN
|url=http://www.havelland.de
|map={{Germany district OSM map|parent_subdivision = Q1208}}
}}
[[Image:Havelland FHSW.gif|thumb|right|250px|yellowish green = less than 40 meters above sea level,<br />brown = more than 45&nbsp;m above sea level,<br />green = forests, mostly more than 45&nbsp;m above sea level]]

'''Havelland''' ({{IPA|de|ˈhaːfəlˌlant}}) is a district or county in [[Brandenburg]], [[Germany]]. It is bounded by (from the north and clockwise) the districts of [[Ostprignitz-Ruppin]] and [[Oberhavel]], the city-state of [[Berlin]], the district of [[Potsdam-Mittelmark]], the city of [[Brandenburg (town)|Brandenburg]] and the state of [[Saxony-Anhalt]] (districts of [[Jerichower Land]] and [[Stendal (district)|Stendal]]).

==History==
The district was established in 1993 by merging the former districts of Nauen and Rathenow.

== Demography ==
<gallery widths="250" heights="200">
File:Bevölkerungsentwicklung Landkreis Havelland.pdf|Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
File:Bevölkerungsprognosen Landkreis Havelland.pdf|Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the [[Census in Germany]] in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
</gallery>

{{historical populations
|style="text-align:none" | cols=3 | percentages=pagr
|title = Landkreis Havelland: Population development <br>within the current boundaries (2017)<ref>Detailed data sources are to be found in the Wikimedia Commons.[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Population_projection_Brandenburg Population Projection Brandenburg at Wikimedia Commons]</ref>
| 1875 | 68310
| 1890 | 78689
| 1910 | 93714
| 1925 | 108499
| 1933 | 119395
| 1939 | 142609
| 1946 | 170907
| 1950 | 169878
| 1964 | 148834
| 1971 | 150101
| 1981 | 141667
| 1985 | 139178
| 1989 | 135420
| 1990 | 132710
| 1991 | 130190
| 1992 | 129551
| 1993 | 129167
| 1994 | 129908
| 1995 | 131821
| 1996 | 134325
| 1997 | 138081
| 1998 | 142151
| 1999 | 146064
| 2000 | 149285
| 2001 | 151514
| 2002 | 152667
| 2003 | 153328
| 2004 | 154044
| 2005 | 155019
| 2006 | 155408
| 2007 | 155359
| 2008 | 155141
| 2009 | 154984
| 2010 | 154891
| 2011 | 152915
| 2012 | 153294
| 2013 | 153874
| 2014 | 155408
| 2015 | 158236
| 2016 | 159685
| 2017 | 160710
| 2018 | 161909
| 2019 | 162996
}}

==Geography==
Geographically the [[Havelland]] refers to the land either side of the [[Havel]] river and the area surrounded by the large "U" bend in its course between the city of [[Berlin]] and its confluence with the [[Elbe]] river. The district mainly consists of the areas north of the Havel river.

==Coat of arms==
[[File:Banner Landkreises Havelland.svg|thumb|right|150px|District banner of Havelland]]
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==
{{Imagemap Germany district HVL|Municipalities in HVL.png|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
! width=33% style="text-align:left"|Amt-free towns
! width=33% style="text-align:left"|[[Amt (political division)|Ämter]]
! width=33% style="text-align:left"|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
||
#[[Falkensee]]
#[[Ketzin]]
#[[Nauen]]
#[[Premnitz]]
#[[Rathenow]]
<br />
'''Amt-free municipalities'''
#[[Brieselang]]
#[[Dallgow-Döberitz]]
#[[Milower Land]]
#[[Schönwalde-Glien]]
#[[Wustermark]]
||
'''1.''' [[Friesack (Amt)|Friesack]]
#[[Friesack]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
#[[Mühlenberge]]
#[[Paulinenaue]]
#[[Pessin]]
#[[Retzow]]
#[[Wiesenaue]]

'''2.''' [[Nennhausen (Amt)|Nennhausen]]
#[[Kotzen]]
#[[Märkisch Luch]]
#[[Nennhausen]]<sup>1</sup>
#[[Stechow-Ferchesar]]
||
'''3.''' [[Rhinow (Amt)|Rhinow]]
#[[Gollenberg]]
#[[Großderschau]]
#[[Havelaue]]
#[[Kleßen-Görne]]
#[[Rhinow]]<sup>1, 2</sup>
#[[Seeblick]]
|-
|colspan=3 style="text-align:center"|<sup>1</sup>seat of the Amt; <sup>2</sup>town
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Landkreis Havelland|Havelland}}
*[http://www.havelland.de Official website] (German)
*[http://www.havelland-tourismus.de/ tourist website] (German, English)

{{Germany districts brandenburg}}
{{Coord|52|38|N|12|38|E |region:DE-BB_scale:300000_type:adm2nd |display=title}}

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