Brandenburg an der Havel
The business location Brandenburg an der Havel
With over 70,000 inhabitants, Brandenburg an der Havel is the third largest town in the state.
Brandenburg an der Havel is just half an hour’s drive from the federal capital Berlin and is directly connected to the European motorway axis E 30 (A 2 and A 10) as well as the German domestic inland waterway network and the trans-European rail network. The Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) hub currently under construction is half an hour away by car. The international industrial and trade centres are easily accessible on all routes. Inner-city freight handling benefits from modern port facilities with their own rail connections.
Business location Brandenburg an der Havel
Regional growth area:
RGA Brandenburg a. d. H.
Industrial area
Port
Research
University
Automotive
Chemical industry
Logistics
IKT/Media
Metal
Rail technology
Brandenburg an der Havel is a town with a long industrial tradition. Rail technology and steel production play a pivotal role, but automotive and printing machine manufacturers also shape the profile of this industrial centre. Global companies have established themselves in the regional growth area. With its technology-oriented University of Applied Sciences and medical university as well as their network structures, Brandenburg an der Havel is well-positioned for the future.
Almost nowhere else combines life and work as impressively as this 1,000-year-old town: it is surrounded by lakes off the River Havel and is located in Europe’s largest contiguous water sports region. The Federal Horticulture Show 2015 (Bundesgartenschau 2015) attracted hundreds of thousands of visitors.