Map of Brandenburg an der Havel, Germany

Brandenburg an der Havel is a city in Brandenburg, Germany, with a population of about 59,826. It lies at 52.4167°N, 12.5500°E. Brandenburg an der Havel is about 60 km (37 mi) west of Berlin, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Potsdam, 35 km to the east.

Brandenburg an der Havel at a glance

Where is Brandenburg an der Havel?

• The 3rd largest city in Brandenburg on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 40 min on the shortest day to 16 h 49 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Brandenburg an der Havel

• Potsdam — 35 km east
• Falkensee — 40 km northeast
• Stendal — 51 km northwest
• Berlin — 60 km east
• Oranienburg — 60 km northeast
• Dessau — 68 km south
• Magdeburg — 70 km southwest
• Bernau bei Berlin — 76 km northeast
• Bitterfeld-Wolfen — 90 km south
• Eberswalde — 97 km northeast

Largest cities in Brandenburg

• Potsdam — 184,754
• Cottbus — 84,754
• Frankfurt (Oder) — 57,107
• Eberswalde — 41,980
• Oranienburg — 40,793
• Falkensee — 37,468
• Bernau bei Berlin — 34,866
• Schwedt (Oder) — 33,730
• Fürstenwalde — 33,539

Largest cities in Germany

• Berlin — 3,426,354
• Hamburg — 1,973,896
• Munich — 1,505,005
• Cologne — 1,024,621
• Frankfurt am Main — 650,000
• Düsseldorf — 618,685
• Stuttgart — 612,663
• Essen — 593,085
• Dortmund — 588,462
• Dresden — 564,904

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.