Oberhavel

Oberhavel
District
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Brandenburg
Capital	Oranienburg
Area
• Total	1,795.3 km2 (693.2 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)
• Total	218,551
• Density	120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC 01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC 02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	OHV
Website	http://www.oberhavel.de

Oberhavel is a Kreis (district) in the northern part of Brandenburg, Germany.

The district was formed on 6 December 1993 by joining the old districts of Gransee and Oranienburg.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms shows the eagle, which is the heraldic symbol of Brandenburg in the top part. In the bottom are two flying swans on green background representing the nature with many lakes. The coat of arms was used by the old district of Oranienburg before the merging, but was never officially granted. It was granted to the district of Oberhavel on May 18, 1994.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Ämter	free municipalities
Fürstenberg/Havel Hennigsdorf Hohen Neuendorf Kremmen Liebenwalde Oranienburg Velten Zehdenick	Gransee und Gemeinden Gransee1, 2 Großwoltersdorf Schönermark Sonnenberg Stechlin 1seat of the Amt; 2town	Birkenwerder Glienicke/Nordbahn Leegebruch Löwenberger Land Mühlenbecker Land Oberkrämer

Other websites

• website Archived 2021-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (in German)