Potsdam

Potsdam
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Country:	Germany
State:	Brandenburg
Population:	148,691 (Oct 2006)
Licence plate:	P
Major roads:	A10, A115
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Potsdam is the capital of the Brandenburg. It is located 20 kilometers southwest of Berlin. Potsdam is one of Germany's largest castle, pleasureground and park areas. There are mainly three parks in the city: 'Potsdam-Sanssouci', 'Potsdam-Neuer Garten' as well as 'Park Babelsberg'. 'Schloss Sanssouci', 'Neues Palais' as well as many-many surrounding buildings (such as the 'Chinesisches Haus', the 'Belvedere auf dem Klausberg' or the 'Roman Baths') are to find in 'Park Sanssouci'. 'Schloss Cecilienhof', the 'Grünes Haus' or the 'Marmorpalais' are located in 'Neuer Garten' along 'Heiliger See' in the norhtern portion of the city. 'Schloss Babelsberg' together with 'Schloss Glienicke' are close to 'Glienicker Brücke' on Bundesstraße 1 in the direction of Berlin-Wannsee. All three park areas are to reach within 20 minutes walking distance from the Potsdam DB main train station.

Stiftung Preussische Schlösser und Gärten Berlin-Brandenburg gives a lot of additional informations.

Universität Potsdam is the local academic partner to talk to in case you are looking for a place to study.

UFA is since more than eighty years the local film studio company with TV as well as cinema productions, located in Potsdam-Babelsberg.

HFF 'Hochschule für Film und Fernsehen Konrad Wolf' is located right next to the UFA-studios.

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Potsdam is home to the first official hitchhiking spot in Germany. It is located on B2 'Leipziger Straße' ('Michendorfer Allee') next to the DB main train station - which leads to 'Rastanlage Michendorf' on 'Berliner Ring' (E 30/ A 10).

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Links

• First hitchhiking spot announced - (German)
• Newspaper article about the spot - (German)

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