Brandenburg

Surrounding but excluding the national capital Berlin, Brandenburg is one of Germany's sixteen Bundesländer (federal states).

Geography

Brandenburg is bordered by Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in the north, Poland in the east, Saxony in the south, Saxony-Anhalt in the west and Lower Saxony in the northwest.

Related Topics:
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - Poland - Saxony - Saxony-Anhalt - Lower Saxony

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The Oder river forms a part of the eastern border, the Elbe river a portion of the western border. The main rivers in the state itself are the Spree and the Havel. In the southeast there is a wetlands region called the Spreewald; it is the northernmost part of the Lausitz, where the Slavic people of the Sorbs still live. These areas are bilingual, i.e. German and Sorbian are both used.

Related Topics:
Oder - Elbe - Spree - Havel - Spreewald - Lausitz - Slavic - Sorbs - German - Sorbian

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See also: List of places in Brandenburg.

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