What is Brandenburg an der Havel?
{{Infobox German location |type = town |image_coa = DEU Brandenburg an der Havel COA.svg |image_flag = Flagge der Stadt Brandenburg an der Havel.svg |image_photo = St. Johannis in Brandenburg an der Havel 2.JPG |image_caption = Brandenburg an der Havel in May 2015 |coordinates = {{coord|52|25|0|N|12|32|0|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |image_plan = |state = [[Brandenburg]] |district = [[Urban districts of Germany|Urban district]] |elevation = 32 |area = 228.80 |population = 73475 |pop_ref =<ref>[http://www.stadt-brb.de/stadt-brandenburg/index.php?id=2278 Info on the official site] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071026164547/http://www.stadt-brb.de/stadt-brandenburg/index.php?id=2278 |date=2007-10-26 }}</ref> |Stand = 2006-12-31 |postal_code = 14772–14778 |area_code = 03381 |licence = BRB |Gemeindeschlüssel = 12 0 51 000 |website = {{url|https://www.stadt-brandenburg.de/}} |mayor = Steffen Scheller |Bürgermeistertitel = Oberbürgermeister |party = CDU }} '''Brandenburg an der Havel''' ({{IPA-de|ˈbʁandn̩bʊʁk ʔan deːɐ̯ ˈhaːfl̩|-|De-Brandenburg an der Havel.ogg}}) ([[Upper Sorbian]]: ''Branibor'', [[Low German language|Low German]]: ''Brannenborg an de Havel'') is a [[town]] in the state of [[Brandenburg]], [[Germany]]. It is on the banks of the [[Havel]] river. Population: 74,129 (December 31, 2005). The town of Brandenburg is less known than the state of Brandenburg: But the state is named after the town, and so is the medieval [[Bishopric of Brandenburg]], the [[Margravate of Brandenburg]]. Today it is a small town compared to nearby [[Berlin]], but once it was the start of the countries of Brandenburg and [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussia]]. == History == Brandenburg was only on western bank of the Havel until 1196. But even after that year the parts on either side of the river were regarded as two different towns (