Potsdam

capital city of the German state of Brandenburg
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Potsdam

Summary

Potsdam is a college town[1]. Potsdam draws 5,033 Wikipedia views per month (college_town category, ranking #4 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Potsdam is located in Brandenburg[3].
  • Potsdam is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Potsdam is on the body of water Havel[5].
  • Potsdam is on the body of water Sacrow–Paretz Canal[6].
  • Potsdam is on the body of water Teltow Canal[7].
  • Potsdam is on the body of water Nuthe[8].
  • Potsdam is on the body of water Wublitz[9].
  • Potsdam is on the body of water Heiliger See[10].
  • Potsdam's head of government is recorded as Noosha Aubel[11].
  • Potsdam's instance of is recorded as college town[12].
  • Potsdam's instance of is recorded as big city[13].
  • Potsdam's instance of is recorded as district independent city of Brandenburg[14].
  • Potsdam's instance of is recorded as urban municipality in Germany[15].
  • Potsdam's instance of is recorded as state capital in Germany[16].
  • Potsdam's shares border with is recorded as Berlin[17].
  • Potsdam's shares border with is recorded as Potsdam-Mittelmark District[18].
  • Potsdam's shares border with is recorded as Havelland District[19].
  • Potsdam's shares border with is recorded as Stahnsdorf[20].
  • Potsdam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Bornstedt[21].
  • Potsdam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Eiche[22].
  • Potsdam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Nedlitz[23].
  • Potsdam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Sacrow[24].
  • Potsdam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Klein Glienicke[25].
  • Potsdam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as North Babelsberg[26].
  • Potsdam's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Kirchsteigfeld[27].

Body

Geography

Potsdam is in the country of Germany[4]. Potsdam is located in Brandenburg[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Havel[5], a river[28], in Germany[29]; Sacrow–Paretz Canal[6], a canal[30], in Germany[31]; Teltow Canal[7], a canal[32], in Germany[33]; Nuthe[8], a river[34], in Germany[35]; Wublitz[9], a river[36], in Germany[37]; and Heiliger See[10], a lake[38], in Germany[39].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include college town[12], big city[13], district independent city of Brandenburg[14], urban municipality in Germany[15], and state capital in Germany[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Potsdam include Potsdam Agreement[40], an agreement[41], in Germany[42]; Potsdamer Platz[43], a square[44], in Germany[45]; Potsdam[46], a town in the United States[47], in United States[48]; SS Potsdam[49], an ocean liner[50]; and Potsdamer Straße[51], a street[52], in Germany[53], founded in 1831[54].

Why It Matters

Potsdam draws 5,033 Wikipedia views per month (college_town category, ranking #4 of 14).[2] Potsdam has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] Potsdam is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for Potsdam include Potsdam Agreement[40], an agreement[41], in Germany[42]; Potsdamer Platz[43], a square[44], in Germany[45]; Potsdam[46], a town in the United States[47], in United States[48]; SS Potsdam[49], an ocean liner[50]; and Potsdamer Straße[51], a street[52], in Germany[53], founded in 1831[54].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  22. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+159456'}, {'amount': '+161097'}, {'amount': '+163668'} +12
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 52.4009309, 'longitude': 13.0591397}, {'latitude': 52.39886, 'longitude': 13.06566}
    Head of government → Matthias Platzeck, Jann Jakobs, Mike Schubert +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/51891|batch #51891]]: einwohnerzahlen2025"
  2. 11w ago · OBender12 · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Jewish encyclopedia id → 12318
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8590]]: 12318, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/167483443|POTSDAM (#167483443)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6351|Jewish Encyclopedia]] #mix"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 1JATbs
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  4. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14586 → 78936
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  5. 13w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+159456'}, {'amount': '+161097'}, {'amount': '+163668'} +12
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/39115|batch #39115]]: einwohnerzahlen2024"
  6. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → potsdam, potsdam-germany
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: potsdam, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289949013|potsdam (#289949013)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  7. 16w ago · VIGNERON · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Spanish cultural heritage thesauri id → geografico/1202200
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36128|batch #36128]]"
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