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The Bezirk Potsdam was a district (Bezirk) of East Germany. The administrative seat and the main town was Potsdam.

District of Potsdam
Bezirk Potsdam
District (Bezirk) of East Germany
1952–1990

Coat of arms of Potsdam

Coat of arms


Location of Bezirk Potsdam within the German Democratic Republic
CapitalPotsdam
Area 
• 1989
12,568 km2 (4,853 sq mi)
Population 

• 1989

1,123,800
Government
SED First Secretary 

• 1952–1956

Kurt Seibt

• 1956–1957

Eduard Goetzel (acting)

• 1957–1964

Kurt Seibt

• 1964–1976†

Werner Wittig

• 1976–1989

Günther Jahn

• 1989–1990

Heinz Vietze
Chairman of the Council of the Bezirk 

• 1952–1953

Curt Wach

• 1953–1957

Josef Stadler

• 1957–1960

Herbert Rutschke

• 1960–1962

Franz Peplinski

• 1963–1971

Herbert Puchert

• 1971–1974

Günter Pappenheim

• 1974–1977

Werner Eidner

• 1977–1990

Herbert Tzschoppe

• 1990

Jochen Wolf (asRegierungsbevollmächtigter)
History 

• Established

1952

• Disestablished

1990
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Brandenburg (1945–1952)
Saxony-Anhalt (1945–1952)
Brandenburg
Saxony-Anhalt
Today part ofGermany

History

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The district was established, with the other 13, on 25 July 1952, substituting the old German states. After 3 October 1990 it was disestablished following German reunification, becoming again part of the state of Brandenburg.

Geography

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Position

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The Bezirk Potsdam was the largest Bezirk in the GDR and the only one bordering with West Berlin. In addition, it bordered with East Berlin and the BezirkeofSchwerin, Neubrandenburg, Frankfurt (Oder), Cottbus, Halle and Magdeburg.

Subdivision

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The Bezirk was divided into 15 Kreise: 2 urban districts (Stadtkreise) and 15 rural districts (Landkreise):

References

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Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bezirk_Potsdam&oldid=1224661405"
 



Last edited on 19 May 2024, at 18:03  





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