Potsdam

germany capital It is located 25 km southwest of Berlin city center.[2] The capital of Brandenburg, located along the Havel River . It is a medium-sized city with only 25% of its area being urban, mostly green areas, and 20 lakes and rivers, including the Havel River. Because it is a city right next to Berlin, Berlin's ABC section transportation ticket is available. Additionally, the Potsdam Conference , which is featured in modern and contemporary history and world history classes , was held in this city.

The city has an area of ​​187.28㎢ and a population of 180,000, and is largely divided into 11 historical districts and 9 districts that were newly incorporated into the city in 2003. The northern and central districts contain mainly historic buildings, while the southern districts contain large, newly built buildings.

Formed in the 10th century, it served as a summer resort for the Hohenzollern family from the 18th century to the early 20th century , with numerous summer palaces built there, serving as a historical city and a tourist city.[3] From the reign of Wilhelm II, it was called the city of emperors and emerged as the center of Brandenburg. Today, it has more than 30 research institutes, including three public universities, and is also an industrial city.

Until the 17th century, it was a city with a small population and little development, but in 1685, the Elector of Brandenburg The city developed as a large number of Huguenots expelled from the Netherlands and France migrated as Friedrich Wilhelm issued the Potsdam Edict to guarantee freedom of religion . Also, in the 18th century, during the reign of King Frederick the Great, the city began to develop greatly as it became the residence of the Hohenzollern family, such as the Sanssouci Palace . In 1815 it became the capital of the Province of Brandenburg (Provinz Brandenburg), but between 1827 and 1843 and 1918 and 1945 it lost its position to Berlin .

In addition, unlike the neighboring city of Berlin, which was greatly destroyed by the Allied forces during World War II, it was luckyly not so severely destroyed. After the end of World War II, the Potsdam talks were held at the Cecilien Hop Palace . Although the East German regime was established, it became a city under East Germany, but after the unification, it was attempting to restore the initial exterior of the city as it became the newly created Brandenburg state in place of the independent Berlin.

Sanssouci Palace is the most famous, but there are many other things to see, including several annex palaces in the park where Sanssouci Palace is located, the New Palace facing the University of Potsdam, the Cecilienhof Palace, where the Potsdam Declaration was held, and the Marble Palace near the Cecilienhof Palace. If you want to see Potsdam, just one day is not enough, so if you want to come from Berlin, you have to use the ABC transportation ticket and make a round trip for a day and a half.

Former Prime Minister Olaf Schollz is' POTSDAM-POTSDAM-MTTELMARK II-Teltow-FLäming II ( Potsdam, Potsdam Martel Marc 2, Telto Fleming 2 ).

As it is adjacent to Berlin, it is connected with Berlin by the Berlin S- Bahn (S7 line, which ends at Potsdam Central Station).