337. The state capital of Brandenburg is called ...

Answer options

1. Potsdam
2. Cottbus
3. Brandenburg
4. Frankfurt (Oder)

Explanation

Potsdam is the state capital of the Land of Brandenburg; this status is anchored in constitutional law (Article 4 of the Constitution of the Land of Brandenburg, 1992). As the state capital, Potsdam hosts the Landtag and the state government and serves as the Land’s administrative and representational center. Historically, this choice continues the tradition of the Prussian Province of Brandenburg, whose capital from the 19th century was Potsdam; in 1990 the status was reaffirmed when the Land was re-established under the Unification Treaty. Within Germany’s federal order (Arts. 20 and 30 Basic Law), designating a state capital lies within the Länder’s constitutional autonomy.