Brandenburg

Country road in Boitzenburg, Brandenburg
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Author: Botaurus


Brandenburg is a state of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is the state in the former East Germany that completely surrounds the city-state of Berlin. Brandenburg covers an area of 29,478 sq km (11,382 sq mi) and has a population of 2.5 million people. Its capital is the city of Potsdam.

Brandenburg is bordered by Saxony to the south, Saxony-Anhalt to the west, Lower Saxony to the northwest, Macklenburg-Vorpommern to the north, and Poland to the east.

Kirche Reicherskreuz in Schlaubetal Nature Park
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Author: J.Rzadkowski

Going to Brandenburg

By Car
The most convenient way to get anywhere in Brandenburg is by car. There are many expressways (Autobahn) passing through Brandenburg towards Berlin enabling you to reach any place within an hour or two from Berlin.

By Plane
Brandenburg is served by Berlin's international airports such as the Tegel International Airport and Schönefeld International Airport. These airports are now (at time of writing, Jan 2011) in the process of closing up once the new Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport (BBI) openes in June 2012. When that happens, some of the facilities of Berlin Schöefeld International Airport will be relocated there, while Tegel will close. The Tempelhof Airport has already been shut down in 2008.

From three airports, Berlin and Brandenburg will from 2012 be served by only one big international airport. It will be the third biggest airport in Germany, and will serve as the regional hub for Air Berlin, EasyJet, Lufthansa and Germanwings.

Alder forest in Nuthetal, Brandenburg
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Author: Lienhard Schulz

Major Cities in Brandenburg

World Heritage Sites in Brandenburg

National Parks in Brandenburg

Nature Parks in Brandenburg

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