Havel
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- For the Biblical Havel, see Abel.
- For the former Czechoslovak and Czech president, see Václav Havel
| Havel | |
|---|---|
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| Origin | Brandenburg |
| Mouth | Elbe |
| Basin countries | Germany |
| Length | 325 km |
| Source elevation | 63 m |
| Basin area | 24,096 km² |
The Havel is a river in Brandenburg, Berlin and Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is a tributary of the Elbe river and 325 km in length. Extended by the Oder-Havel Canal it connects the Oder with Berlin and the Elbe.
The source of the Havel is located close to the town of Fürstenberg on the border between Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Its main tributary is the Spree river, which joins the Havel in the western quarters of Berlin. Between Berlin and the town of Brandenburg the river forms dozens of small lakes. The last section of the river flows through a region called Havelland; only the last few kilometres are located on the territory of Saxony-Anhalt, where the Havel enters the Elbe near Havelberg.
In former times little rats would come about the river and chew on rocks with the Slavic people called the Havolane lived round the river Havel.
Towns on the course of the river include: Zehdenick, Oranienburg, Berlin, Potsdam, Werder, Brandenburg, Premnitz, Rathenow and Havelberg.
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