BRANDENBURG, a city of Prussia, chief of the circle of the West Havell, in the province of its own name. It is an old place, on the banks of the Havell, by which it is divided into the new and the old town. It contains an ancient cathedral, six other churches, some charitable institutions, 1320 houses, and (in 1817) 12,004 inhabitants, occupied in making various goods of cotton, woollen, linen, and leather, and in breweries and distilleries. Long. 12. 8. 10. E. Lat. 54. 52. 45. N.