Havelsee

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Havelsee
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Havelsee within Potsdam-Mittelmark district
Interactive map of Havelsee
Map credit Location within Germany Show map of Germany Map credit Location within Brandenburg Show map of Brandenburg
Coordinates: 52°30′N 12°28′E / 52.500°N 12.467°E / 52.500; 12.467
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
District	Potsdam-Mittelmark
Municipal assoc.	Beetzsee
Subdivisions	8 Ortsteile
Government
• Mayor (2024–29)	Günter Noack (Ind.)
Area
• Total	81.97 km2 (31.65 sq mi)
Elevation	39 m (128 ft)
Population  (2025-12-31)
• Total	3,126
• Density	38.14/km2 (98.77/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	14778, 14798
Dialling codes	033834
Vehicle registration	PM
Website	www.havelsee.de

Havelsee (German pronunciation: [ˈhaːfl̩ˌzeː] ^ⓘ) is a town in the Potsdam-Mittelmark district, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated on the river Havel, 12 km northwest of Brandenburg.

The Pritzerbe Ferry, a vehicular cable ferry, crosses the Havel between Havelsee and Kützkow.

Mayor

The mayor of Havelsee since 2003 is Günther Noack, he was reelected in 2014 with 83,4 % of the votes.

Protected areas

Over 80% of the area of the borough of Havelsee is covered by overlapping protected areas of various types. These include the natural monument of Weißes Fenn Marzahne as well as 3 nature reserves and 4 SACs.

Notable people

• Lothar Kreyssig (1898-1986), magistrate in Brandenburg an der Havel, a member of the Confessing Church, euthanasia opponents and founder of Action Reconciliation Service for Peace, 1937-1971 residing in the Bruderhof at Hohenferchesar
• Walter Kuntze (1883-1960), General of the Wehrmacht

Demography