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(This article is about the German city of Potsdam. There is also Potsdam, New York in the United States of America.)
Potsdam [ˈpɔtsdam] (population 145,002 in June 30, 2004) is a city in eastern Germany, and the capital of the state of Brandenburg. It is situated near Berlin, on the Havel river.
1 History
Potsdam was probably founded in the 10th century. It was first mentioned in 993. The village remained small and insignificant, until it was chosen for the residence of Frederick William I, elector of Brandenburg, in 1660. The city was later also adopted as a residence of the Prussian royal family. The majestic buildings were mainly built during the reign of Frederick the Great. The Sanssouci Palace (in French: "free of care", by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff, 1744) is one of these buildings, famed for its formal gardens and Rococo interiors. While Berlin was the official capital of Prussia and later of the German Empire, the court remained in Potsdam. The city lost this status as a second capital in 1918Events January January 8 President Woodrow Wilson announces his " Fourteen Points" for the aftermath of World War I. February February 3 The Twin Peaks Tunnel begins service in San Francisco as the longest streetcar tunnel in the world (11,920 feet long)., when the World War IWorld War I (also known as the First World War , the Great War the War of the Nations and the "War to End All Wars") was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to 1918. No previous conflict had mobilized so many soldiers, or involved so many in the field of was over and the emperor Wilhelm IIWilhelm II of Prussia and Germany, Friedrich Wilhelm Viktor Albert von Hohenzollern ( January 27, 1859 June 4, 1941) was the last German Emperor Kaiser and the last King Konig of Prussia from 1888 1918. He was born in Berlin to Crown Prince Friedrich and deposed.
The city of Potsdam was severely damaged in bombing raids during World War IIWorld War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the world's nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. The war was fough. The Cecilienhof palace was the scene of the Potsdam ConferenceThe Potsdam Conference was held in Potsdam, Germany (near Berlin), from July 17 to August 2, 1945. The participants were the victorious allies of World War II, who had gathered to decide how to administer Germany, which had unconditionally surrendered nin in AugustSee August (album) for the album by Eric Clapton. August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days. Named in honor of Augustus Caesar. The month reputedly has 31 days because Augustus wanted as many days as Julius Caesar's Ju 1945Events January January 5 The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of the Bulge. January 12 World War II:.
The government of the GDRFor the historical eastern German provinces, see Eastern Germany East Germany officially the German Democratic Republic GDR , German Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR , was a Communist Party-led state that existed from 1949 to 1990 in the former Soviet endeavoured to erase the symbols of Prussian militarism. Many historic buildings were torn down. Potsdam bordered on West Berlin and was, after the construction of the Berlin Wall, cut off from the neighbouring metropolis.
After the German reunification Potsdam became the capital of the newly established state of Brandenburg.
