Ketzin Explained

Type:Stadt
Image Coa:Wappen_Ketzin-Havel.png
Coordinates:52.4697°N 12.845°W
Image Plan:Ketzin-Havel in HVL.png
State:Brandenburg
District:Havelland
Elevation:32
Area:92.79
Postal Code:14669
Area Code:033233
Licence:HVL
Gemeindeschlüssel:12 0 63 148
Website:www.ketzin.de
Mayor:Katrin Mußhoff[1]
Leader Term:2022 - 30
Party:SPD

Ketzin (pronounced as /de/, official name: Ketzin/Havel) is a town in the Havelland district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, 17 km northwest of Potsdam, and 40 km west of Berlin.

History

Ketzin was first mentioned in 1197 by a document. Until 1571, though, Ketzin was kept in the Bishopric of Brandenburg, the imperial principality of the Prince-bishop of the Diocese of Brandenburg and according to the law, not part of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.[2]

Geography

The town counts 6 Ortsteile (civil parishes): Etzin, Falkenrehde, Knoblauch, Paretz, Tremmen and Zachow.

Transport

The Ketzin Cable Ferry, a vehicular cable ferry, crosses the Havel between Ketzin and Schmergow.

Notes and References

  1. https://wahlen.brandenburg.de/wahlen/de/kommunalwahlen/ergebnisse/buergermeisterwahlen/ergebnisse/~12063000 Landkreis Havelland Wahl der Bürgermeisterin / des Bürgermeisters
  2. 1929-12-31 . Abb . Gustav . Wentz . Gottfried . Das Bistum Brandenburg, Teil 1 . 10.1515/9783111574356. 11858/00-001S-0000-0022-D47D-E . free .