The district includes the southern banks of the Havel river and the northern parts of the Fläming (a wooded hill chain). There are three nature parks in the district: High Fläming Nature Park, Nuthe-Nieplitz Nature Park and Westhavelland Nature Park.
History
The district was created in 1993 by merging the previous districts of Belzig, Brandenburg-Land and Potsdam-Land.
Demography
Development of Population since 1875 within the Current Boundaries (Blue Line: Population; Dotted Line: Comparison to Population Development of Brandenburg state)
Recent Population Development and Projections (Population Development before Census 2011 (blue line); Recent Population Development according to the Census in Germany in 2011 (blue bordered line); Official projections for 2005-2030 (yellow line); for 2014-2030 (red line); for 2017-2030 (scarlet line)
Landkreis Potsdam-Mittelmark: Population development within the current boundaries (2019)
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1875
97,780
—
1890
105,144
+0.49%
1910
117,118
+0.54%
1925
125,508
+0.46%
1933
141,531
+1.51%
1939
171,777
+3.28%
1946
205,184
+2.57%
1950
204,933
−0.03%
1964
180,055
−0.92%
1971
179,936
−0.01%
1981
169,676
−0.59%
1985
168,383
−0.19%
1989
167,394
−0.15%
1990
164,964
−1.45%
1991
163,307
−1.00%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
1992
163,349
+0.03%
1993
164,652
+0.80%
1994
167,609
+1.80%
1995
171,626
+2.40%
1996
175,322
+2.15%
1997
181,591
+3.58%
1998
188,097
+3.58%
1999
193,086
+2.65%
2000
196,644
+1.84%
2001
198,690
+1.04%
2002
200,313
+0.82%
2003
201,335
+0.51%
2004
202,630
+0.64%
2005
203,477
+0.42%
2006
204,007
+0.26%
Year
Pop.
±% p.a.
2007
204,510
+0.25%
2008
204,277
−0.11%
2009
204,594
+0.16%
2010
205,070
+0.23%
2011
203,391
−0.82%
2012
204,388
+0.49%
2013
205,520
+0.55%
2014
207,498
+0.96%
2015
210,910
+1.64%
2016
212,207
+0.61%
2017
213,214
+0.47%
2018
214,664
+0.68%
2019
216,566
+0.89%
Coat of arms
The coat of arms is divided into four fields. The left top one shows a red eagle as the symbol of Brandenburg. The three oak-leaves in the top right both symbolize the prevalent oak forests, but also the three previous districts which were merged to form the current one. In the bottom right are two bishopric keys, which stand for the diocese of Brandenburg. The black-and-golden bars in the bottom left are the symbol of Saxony, and symbolize that the area around Belzig, Brück, Wiesenburg and Niemegk belonged to Saxony until 1815.
Towns and municipalities
Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district