Havelland (district)

This article is about the county in Brandenburg, Germany. For the region of the same name, see Havelland.

Havelland (German pronunciation: [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 and the state of Saxony-Anhalt (districts of Jerichower Land and Stendal).

Havelland
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Rathenow
Government
• District admin.	Roger Lewandowski (CDU)
Area
• Total	1,717 km2 (663 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2024)
• Total	170,834
• Density	99.50/km2 (257.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	HVL, NAU, RN
Website	http://www.havelland.de

yellowish green = less than 40 meters above sea level,
brown = more than 45 m above sea level,
green = forests, mostly more than 45 m above sea level

History

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

Demography

• 
  Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
• 
  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)

Landkreis Havelland: Population development
within the current boundaries (2017)

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1875	68,310	—
1890	78,689	+0.95%
1910	93,714	+0.88%
1925	108,499	+0.98%
1933	119,395	+1.20%
1939	142,609	+3.01%
1946	170,907	+2.62%
1950	169,878	−0.15%
1964	148,834	−0.94%
1971	150,101	+0.12%
1981	141,667	−0.58%
1985	139,178	−0.44%
1989	135,420	−0.68%
1990	132,710	−2.00%
1991	130,190	−1.90%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1992	129,551	−0.49%
1993	129,167	−0.30%
1994	129,908	+0.57%
1995	131,821	+1.47%
1996	134,325	+1.90%
1997	138,081	+2.80%
1998	142,151	+2.95%
1999	146,064	+2.75%
2000	149,285	+2.21%
2001	151,514	+1.49%
2002	152,667	+0.76%
2003	153,328	+0.43%
2004	154,044	+0.47%
2005	155,019	+0.63%
2006	155,408	+0.25%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
2007	155,359	−0.03%
2008	155,141	−0.14%
2009	154,984	−0.10%
2010	154,891	−0.06%
2011	152,915	−1.28%
2012	153,294	+0.25%
2013	153,874	+0.38%
2014	155,408	+1.00%
2015	158,236	+1.82%
2016	159,685	+0.92%
2017	160,710	+0.64%
2018	161,909	+0.75%
2019	162,996	+0.67%

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

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

Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district

Amt-free towns	Ämter
Falkensee Ketzin Nauen Premnitz Rathenow Amt-free municipalities Brieselang Dallgow-Döberitz Milower Land Schönwalde-Glien Wustermark	1. Friesack Friesack1, 2 Mühlenberge Paulinenaue Pessin Retzow Wiesenaue 2. Nennhausen Kotzen Märkisch Luch Nennhausen1 Stechow-Ferchesar	3. Rhinow Gollenberg Großderschau Havelaue Kleßen-Görne Rhinow1, 2 Seeblick
1seat of the Amt; 2town

External links

• Official website (German)
• tourist website (German, English)