Potsdam
Capital of the Land (administrative region) of Brandenburg, Germany, on the River Havel southwest of Berlin; population (2005 est) 147,600. Industries include arts and crafts, tourism, banking and finance, information and communication technology, services, software development, media, and biotechnology. A leading garrison town and Prussian military centre, Potsdam was restored to its position of capital of Brandenburg with the reunification of Germany in 1990.
The New Palace (1763–70) and Sans Souci were both built by Frederick the Great, and Hitler's Third Reich was proclaimed in the garrison church on 21 March 1933. The Potsdam Conference took place here in 1945 and the Potsdam Sans Souci music festival is held annually in June. Museums include the Potsdam civic museum, several art galleries, a rapid-transit museum, and a museum of film.
Potsdam
| Town in St Lawrence County, northern New York State, USA, on the Raquette River, 48 km/30 mi east of Ogdensburg; population (1990 est) 16,800. The principal industries are dairy processing, electric power generation, and paper manufacturing. Educational foundations include the State University of New York College at Potsdam (1816) and Clarkson College of Technology (1896). Potsdam was settled in 1803 as a cooperative community, which was disbanded in 1810. |
| The village of Potsdam was separately incorporated in 1831. Sandstone quarrying was important until 1922. |
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