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Brandenburg an der Havel is a town in the state of Brandenburg, Germany. It is located on the banks of the Havel river. Population: 75,145 (June 30, 2004).

Although the town of Brandenburg is less known than the state of Brandenburg, the state was named after the town and not vice versa. Today it is a small town, but once it was the origin of the realms of Brandenburg and Prussia.

The castle of Brandenburg, which had been a Slavic fortress Branibor (Branim's forest), was conquered in 929 by king Henry the Fowler. The town remained German only until 983, when a Slavic rebellion was successful. In the next 170 years the area was ruled by Slavic princes of the Hevelles tribe. The last of them, Pribislav, died in 1150. Afterwards Albert I settled here and became the first margrave of Brandenburg. The town was restricted to the western bank of the Havel until 1196, when it was extended to the eastern side. The parts on either side of the river were regarded as two different towns (Old and New Brandenburg) for centuries.

In 1314 (resp. 1315) the two towns joined the Hanseatic League. In the Thirty Years' WarGustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld (1631)The Thirty Years' War was a conflict fought between the years 1618 and 1648, principally in the central European territory of the Holy Roman Empire, but also involving most of the major continental powe the towns suffered plundering and destruction; this led to a loss of power; PotsdamThis article is about the German city of Potsdam. There is also Potsdam, New York in the United States of America. Potsdam [ˈpɔtsdam] (population 145,002 in June 30, 2004) is a city in eastern Germany, and the capital of the state of Branden became the new capital, and the court left the town of Brandenburg. In 1715Events September 1 King Louis XIV of France dies after a reign of 72 years, leaving the throne of his exhausted and indebted country to his great-grandson Louis XV. Regent for the new, five years old monarch is Philippe d'Orleans, nephew of Louis XIV. the two halves of the town were merged at last to a common town.

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See also: Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.