Potsdam

Country

Kingdom of Prussia

Coordinates

52.4000, 13.0667

History

• Potsdam (–1618), Margraviate of Brandenburg
• Potsdam (1618–1701), Brandenburg-Prussia
• Potsdam (1701–1871), Kingdom of Prussia
• Potsdam (1871–1919), German Empire
• Potsdam (1919–1933), Weimar Republic
• Potsdam (1933–1945), Nazi Germany
• Potsdam (1945–1949), Soviet occupation zone of Germany
• Potsdam (1949–1990), German Democratic Republic
• Potsdam (1990–), Germany

Composers

• Hans Georg Benda (1686–1757), died in Potsdam
• Johann Joachim Quantz (1697–1773), died in Potsdam
• Franz Benda (1709–1786), died in Potsdam
• Frederick the Great (1712–1786), died in Potsdam
• Ernst Eichner (1740–1777), died in Potsdam
• Maria Carolina Wolf (1742–1820), was born in Potsdam
• Friedrich Benda (1745–1814), was born in Potsdam
• Karl Hermann Heinrich Benda (1748–1836), was born in Potsdam
• Juliane Reichardt (1752–1783), was born in Potsdam
• Adelheid Maria Eichner (1762–1787), died in Potsdam
• Heinrich Baermann (1784–1847), was born in Potsdam
• Gustav Graben-Hoffmann (1820–1900), died in Potsdam
• Waldemar von Baußnern (1866–1931), died in Potsdam