Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam
Potsdam is the capital of Brandenburg and borders Berlin. The town has a population of about 190,000. It is widely known for its palaces and landscape as a World Heritage Site.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sanssouci Palace and New Palace.
Sanssouci Palace
Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sanssouci is a historical building in Potsdam, near Berlin. Built by Prussian King Frederick the Great as his summer palace, it is often counted among the German rivals of Versailles.
New Palace
The New Palace is a palace situated on the western side of the Sanssouci park in Potsdam, Germany. The building was begun in 1763, after the end of the Seven Years' War, under King Friedrich II and was completed in 1769.
Chinese House
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
The Chinese House is a garden pavilion in Sanssouci Park in Potsdam, Germany. Frederick the Great had it built, about seven hundred metres southwest of the Sanssouci Summer Palace, to adorn his flower and vegetable garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bornstedt and Zentrum Ost.
Bornstedt
Suburb
Photo: Jwaller, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bornstedt is a borough of Potsdam, Germany. Located north of Sanssouci Park and the Orangery Palace, it is known for the Bornstedt Crown Estate, former residence of Princess Royal Victoria, and the Bornstedt Cemetery with numerous tombs of famous personages.
Kreisfreie Stadt Potsdam
- Type: Locality with 185,000 residents
- Also known as: “Potsdam” and “Stadtkreis Potsdam”
- Location: Brandenburg, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
52.4044° or 52° 24′ 16″ northLongitude
13.0472° or 13° 2′ 50″ eastPopulation
185,000Elevation
41 metres (135 feet)Open location code
9F4MC23W+QVGeoNames ID
2852455
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